TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1977
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AWARDS FOR SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY
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THREE GOVERNMENT OFFICERS TODAY (TUESDAY) RECEIVED CASH AWARDS RANGING FROM $150 TO $750 FOR THEIR SUGGESTIONS TO
IMPROVE EFFICIENCY IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.
THE AWARDS, MADE UNDER THE GOVERNMENT'S STAFF SUGGESTION SCHEME, WERE PRÉSENTED TO THE OFFICERS BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR. RON BRIDGE, AT A BRIEF CEREMONY IN HIS OFFICE.
THE HIGHEST AWARD WAS TO MR. CHIU YUE-KIN, A CLERICAL OFFICER SERVING IN THE TREASURY, FOR SUGGESTING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE TREASURY PERSONNEL FILE COVER DESIGN WHICH INCREASES FILING ACCURACY AND SAVES MANPOWER IN LOCATING AND RETRIEVING FILES FROM FILE RACKS.
A SUGGESTION FOR WHICH A $200 AWARD WAS MADE CAME FROM MR. E.J. CLOONEY OF THE ENGINEERING AND MECHANICAL OFFICE OF THE P.W.D. AND WAS FOR THE PAYMENT OF. SALARIES ABOVE $2,000 BY ORDER CHEQUES IF FOR ANY REASON IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR THE SALARIES TO BE PAID INTO OFFICERS BANK ACCOUNTS. THIS REDUCES SUBSTANTIALLY THE AMOUNT OF CASH HANDLED BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ON PAY DAYS.
THE THIRD AWARD OF $150 WENT TO MR. R.F. HANDFORTH AS AN INTERIM AWARD FOR HIS SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FORM FOR PAYMENT OF RATES. THE IMPROVEMENTS, HOWEVER, INVOLVE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, WHICH IN TURN DEPENDS UPON THE SUCCESSFUL INTRODUCTION AT THE NEW TREASURY COMPUTER AND NEW COMPUTER ISED RECEIPTING FACILITIES.
LATEST ISSUE OF GOVT TELEPHONE DIRECTORY NOW AVAILABLE
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THE LATEST REVISED EDITION OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TELEPHONE DIRECTORY WITH A SLIGHTLY CHANGED FORMAT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED TODAY.
THE 236-PAGE DIRECTORY, COMPILED IN JULY, LISTS IN DETAIL THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, THE ICAC AND A NUMBER OF SEMI-OFFICIAL ORGANISATIONS, AND THE EXTENSION NUMBERS AND NAMES OF THOSE CURRENTLY HOLDING POSTS IN THESE OFFICES.
IT IS ON SALE AT $7 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE.
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