Supplementary To Question No. Y
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In 88
Lecce Meeting on 18.5.
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DR. CHIU
Sir, it
it appears that the Financial Secretary has
restricted his answer to privatisation in a narrow sense, i.e.
excluding corporatisation and contracting out of public
services. Will the Financial Secretary inform this Council
whether any other public service, such as postal service, water
supply, refuse
refuse transfer
transfer operations, and operation of chemical
treatment plants are being considered for
contracting out?
corporatisation or
FINANCIAL SECRETARY : Sir, it was not I who resticted my
answer; it was Dr. CHIU who restricted his question to
privatisation. The only public service currently under
consideration for privatisation, or indeed, for contracting out
is, at the moment, the running of
Of course,
we do consider various other
or
corporatisation
abattoirs.
possibilities from time to time, and at all times our
overriding criteria is to ensure that services to the public
are provided in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.
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