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In his written account, Frank Attard remarked that his gradual progress from Clerk-Typist to Permanent Secretary was valuable as he learned how to better administer and take decisions. Furthermore, consultation and staff involvement showed him that it increases the likeliness for strategies to succeed as one is able to gather more ideas and correct any potential mistakes. Frank also believed in the importance of staff support in certain domains, including social work, in order to lessen the work burden.

Giacomo Matina spoke about his life in Lampedusa, where he was born and when he took up the fisherman's trade. His life constituted of migration since he emigrated to Malta when he got married to a Maltese woman, Carmela, and then he emigrated again to Australia to provide a better life for his children. His contribution to this theme has been very important since he spoke of fishermen from Marsaxlokk and about the 'Rocky' family who were his adoptive family in Malta.