Time:
Reporter:
1
2
Date:
26.11.86
8.30 am 12.15 pm
CNB
G
absorb the work initially and then eventually, under pressure
of circumstances, the cost may well be hidden because eventually
3
4
it will surface in a demand for more immigration staff at the airport.
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
MR HO: May I then say, have you really looked into it
very carefully and thoroughly and worked out some sort of additional workload involved, and so on?
DI:
No, this has not yet been done. We are now going
to do this, as it said in the report.
MR HO: So although you might suggest something new, you
will still look into it and try to work it out.
15
16
DI: Oh, certainly.
ed.
17
18
19
le
20
CHAIRMAN:
21
22
23
24
27
E
(1)
34
35
11
MR HO: Thank you.
Stephen.
MR CHEONG: I just have one point in relation to the Director's answer just now. He said that he doesn't think that it is necessary at all because at this particular moment in time he
has detected there were no checks and balances in making sure that 26 the system works, and that even if necessary there might be other
25
or better ways of doing it than asking immigration officers to
28 tear the stubs off. I think these are fair comments, but have these
comments been made to the review team in writing or to any Government Administration department in writing?
29
30
31
32
DI: It's certainly been discussed with the review team. 33 These suggestions have certainly been put in writing.
Let me say
that the memo I'm thinking of was not, in fact, written by the Immigration Department but by the Director of the Anti-Corruption 36 Department of ICAC, who strongly supports the line we are taking
113