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Environmental Protection Department

Staff who join the EPD are encouraged to

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participate in these courses as well as attending specialist short courses both locally and overseas, or are

seven In 1987/88, 7 attached to relevant institutions abroad. __Environmental Protection officers attended part-time MSc

courses and 29 attended seminars and international

conferences in Hong Kong. In addition, 15 officers were

sent overseas to attend conferences, specialist short

courses or on attachment.

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organised for 1988/89.

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It is considered that the present arrange-

ments, supplemented by the use of consultants, who are able to respond more quickly to peaks in demand adequate to ensure that planned anti-pollution projects are not affected by staff shortages. There may, however, be temporary difficulties in the short term, due to the

dramatic increase in activity in this field.