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come up with proposals of encouraging the private

sector in the adoption or exploring the possibility of

using flexitime?

CHIEF SECRETARY: Sir, I would expect an answer in one

or two months.

MR. CHEONG-LEEN:

Sir, can I have an assurance from the ·

Chief Secretary that if the Government is able to persuade

the workers in the public transport services to enthusiastically

it will not eventually make the present

adopt flexitime

transport situation worse than what it is already?

CHIEF SECRETARY: Well, Sir, obviously, as I made clear

in my original answer, there is a balance of advantage here;

we must make sure that service to the public in whatever

form it appears, either in the transport services or from

the Civil Service generally, is not affected by the

introduction of flexitime.