4.The Secretary-General's assessment of the interests of the Organization in considering whether to offer career appointments to the Applicants cannot be challenged except on the basis of prejudice or improper motive. 5.The Respondent did not violate any applicable procedures through the manner in which he gave the Applicants every reasonable consideration for a career appointment. 6.Instructing the Staff Counsellor to extend assistance to- 13 - the Applicants is an appropriate manner in which to protect their interests. 7.The Applicants' request for a declaration by the Tribunal that they are entitled to payments from the Tax Equalization Fund is not receivable. The Tribunal, having deliberated from 23 April to 25 May 1990, now pronounces the following judgement: I.Since the applications by Mr. Qiu, Mr. Zhou and Mr. Yao are related, the Tribunal decides that they should be joined and disposed of in a single judgement. II.The three Applicants are nationals of the People's Republic of China (China). In 1984, they passed the Competitive Examination for Verbatim Reporters organized by the United Nations Secretariat. III.The Applicant Qiu had worked as a teacher of English at a school in the province of Canton from 1974 to 1976, and as an employee in the Export Department of the China Machinery Import and Export Corporation (Canton branch) from 1976 to 1978. He left this job when he was admitted to the Beijing Institute of Foreign Languages (hereinafter referred to as "the Institute") in 1978. IV.The Applicant Yao had mainly taught English, among other subjects, since 1976. His last employer had been the Shanghai Agricultural College. He was admitted to the Institute in October 1982. V.The Applicant Zhou had not engaged in any profession before entering the Institute. He had been a student at Fudan University
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to the employment and education of individuals in the context of the United Nations. The applicants are seeking career appointments and have a connection to the Beijing Institute of Foreign Languages, which suggests a focus on education and employment.

**Category**
Education, Employment