Supplementary To Question No. Y

mentap

In 88

Lecce Meeting on 18.5.

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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