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SECRETARY

FOR

HEAL TH AND

9

WELFARE:

sir,

recruitment

of

staff has been going on for a long time and the problems

encountered are being resolved gradually. We also employ

consultants · as well and

and the criteria for employing them

are

Land

and that if the work is of a nature where expertise is not

available in-house, or the staff

the staff required for the work is

in excess of the

resources that are available in-house.

Another factor is that the Government is now able to

devote more resources to the problem of

of anti-pollution

matters and this all adds to the burden of the EPD. The

because, as you,

situation is going to go on for a while because,

Sir, have said when addressing the Council, in the next

decade Government is going to

is going to spend about $15 billion on

anti-pollution measures.

MR.

EDWARD HO: Sir, can the Secretary state how long

these temporary difficulties are expected to last?

SE CRE TARY FOR HEAL TH AND

WELFARE : Sir, the temporary

difficulties will go away as soon as all the recruitment