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Our Performance

• 784 members of staff attended courses and seminars run by the Civil Service Training and
Development Institute (CSTDI) and other Government bureaux/departments;

• 69 members of staff attended nine Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)-related courses and
seminars organised by the Department;

• 80 members of staff attended 38 OSH-related courses and seminars run by the CSTDI and
other government bureaux/departments;

• 112 members of staff attended 26 local conferences; and

• 55 members of staff attended 29 conferences/seminars/duty visits outside Hong Kong (including
the overseas theme visit to Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah of the United Arab Emirates,

the 11th Making Cities Liveable Conference in Melbourne, Australia, the 13th Conference
on Urban Development and Planning, and the Annual National Planning Conference in
Hangzhou, China).

Staff Relations and Welfare

We maintain close communication with our staff by:

• holding Departmental Consultative Committee meeting with representatives
from 26 grades at regular intervals to provide a channel of communication
between the staff and the management;

• having meetings with representatives of staff associations to discuss
issues of concern to staff;

• publishing a staff newsletter, ‘Planning Voice’, to report achievements,
news and views of staff;

• holding gatherings to bid retiring officers farewell; and

• open discussion vide an electronic discussion forum among staff on
health, environment, information technology, personal sharing, sports/
Planning Voice
recreation and work/office-related issues.

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