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WHETHER OTHER LARGE COMPANIES WILL FOLLOW SUIT DEPENDS ON THE INTERPLAY OF SEVERAL FACTORS SUCH AS RENTAL, COST OF TECHNOLOGY AND COMPANY STRATEGY.
IN CONCLUSION, THE STUDY INDICATES THAT THE ADOPTION OF OFFICE AUTOMATION BY FIRMS IN HONG KONG IS GATHERING PACE.
+OFFICE AUTOMATION DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE FLOOR SPACE ALLOCATION RATIO AND THE FLOOR SPACE REQUIREMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL FIRMS. HOWEVER, IT IS DIFFICULT TO ASSESS IN QUANTITATIVE TERMS ITS EFFECT ON BOTH EMPLOYMENT AND FLOOR SPACE REQUIREMENTS,+ IT SAID.
+THIS MAY POINT TO THE NEED THAT OFFICE AUTOMATION SHOULD BE STUDIED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE ECONOMY AND NOT TO BE CONSIDERED IN ISOLATION SO FAR AS FORECASTS OF FLOOR SPACE AND EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS ARE CONCERNED.
+OFFICE AUTOMATION PLAYS A FACILITATING ROLE IN DECENTRALISING CERTAIN OFFICE OPERATIONS WHICH REQUIRE LITTLE DIRECT CONTACT WITH CLIENTS/CUSTOMERS. THE EXTENT TO WHICH LOCAL FIRMS WILL CAPITALISE ON THIS ASPECT, HOWEVER, REMAINS TO BE SEEN,+ IT SAID.
FUNDS FOR SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME
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VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS WISHING TO ORGANISE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMMES IN SAI KUNG DISTRICT, SHOULD MAKE USE OF THE LAST 10 DAYS TO APPLY FOR FUNDS FROM THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD.
DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KEVIN HO, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE DISTRICT BOARD HAD ALWAYS ASSISTED LOCAL BODIES IN ORGANISING MEANINGFUL YOUTH ACTIVITIES DURING SUMMER, AND ENCOURAGING MORE LOCAL PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS,
THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION FOR FUNDS IS APRIL 4.
THE SAI KUNG SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, COMPRISING REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PUBLIC, WOULD BE SET UP NEXT MONTH TO PROCESS THE APPLICATIONS.
MR HO SAID THE COMMITTEE WOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE OBJECTIVES THE EXPECTED TURNOUT DETAILS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ACTIVITIES.
HE SAID THE THEME OF THE LOCAL SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME, HELD FROM JULY TO SEPTEMBER, WOULD BE IN LINE WITH THAT OF THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR 1985 WHICH IS +PARTICIPATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE+,
/+THROUGH THESE