Introduction
Record Keeping in Hong Kong
Public records include documents, of any nature or
description, which have been produced or received by any
agency of Government in the conduct of its official
business and which have been preserved in official custody
In general, such records run
for further reference.
through three stages in their life :
(a) the first stage is the one in which records
are being used frequently in the course of
current activities.
Records in this stage
are often described as 'current' or 'active';
(b)
the second stage is the one in which records
have ceased to be used frequently in the
course of current activities, but nonetheless
retain
occasional
administrative
use.
Records in this stage are often described as
'non-current', 'intermediate' or 'inactive';