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MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1983
* THE PRIMARY ONE ALLOCATION SYSTEM FOR THE EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT.
A SYSTEM WILL BE OPERATIONAL IN NOVEMBER THIS YEAR AT THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TO RECORD ALL PERSONAL PARTICULARS OF SOCIAL SECURITY APPLICANTS AND DEPENDENTS AND TO COMPUTERISE PAYMENT PROCEDURES ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, DISABILITY AND OLD AGE ALLOWANCES.
+THIS SYSTEM WILL GREATLY SPEED UP THE PAYMENT PROCESSING OF EACH CASE, AVOID DUPLICATION AND PROVIDE ACCURATE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, + MR LAU EXPLAINED.
COMPUTER PROJECTS BEING CONSIDERED OR UNDER DEVELOPMENT
INCLUDE
* THE EXTENSION OF THE TEXTILE QUOTA LICENSING SYSTEM
FOR COUNTRIES OTHER THAN THE U.S. AND THE EEC IN THE TRADE DEPARTMENT TO ENABLE ALL EXPORT LICENCES TO BE ISSUED WITHIN 48 HOURS.
* ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS FOR HOSPITALS.
* A LAND REGISTRATION RECORD DATABASE FOR THE REGISTRAR
GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT FOR EFFICIENT SEARCH OF TITLE DEEDS.
* A NEW COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE POLICE FORCE
TO FURTHER ENHANCE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY.
AN IMMIGRATION CONTROL SYSTEM TO IMPROVE SECURITY AND EFFICIENCY AT CONTROL POINTS.
* A CENTRAL LAND INFORMATION SYSTEM TO PROVIDE PLANNING
AND OPERATIONAL DATA FOR GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
* PERSONNEL INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN LARGE DEPARTMENTS
FOR RECORD-KEEPING, TRAINING AND MANAGEMENT PURPOSES.
BECAUSE OF THE FAST-CHANGING COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, GOPA MUST STAY ABREAST OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE SYSTEMS ARE USED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
MR LAU POINTED OUT THAT HONG KONG NOW RANKS FIRST IN SOUTHEAST ASIA IN TERMS OF THE SOPHISTICATION AND THE LEVEL OF COMPUTER USAGE, WITH THE GOVERNMENT, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY MAKING EXTENSIVE USE OF COMPUTERS.
+HOWEVER, ATTENTION IS INCREASINGLY BEING DRAWN TO THE ISSUE OF PRIVACY, AND THE GOVERNMENT HAS SET UP A WORKING GROUP ON DATA PROTECTION.
+THE GROUP WILL CONSIDER WHETHER EXISTING MEASURES ARE ADEQUATE TO PROTECT THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF PERSONAL DATA STORED IN GOVERNMENT COMPUTERS AND, IF NECESSARY, ADDITIONAL MEASURES WILL BE INTRODUCED, + MR LAU SAID.
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