THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1990
HE CONGRATULATED THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS, THE COUNCIL, THE PRESIDENT AND ALL COLLEGE STAFF ON A JOB WELL DONE AND PAID TRIBUTE TO DR HO SIN-HANG AND MR WILLIAM MONG, WHO HAD BOTH GIVEN GENEROUS DONATIONS AND SUPPORT TO THE COLLEGE IN THE PAST.
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"THE NAMING OF THIS SPORTS CENTRE AFTER THEM IS A FITTING RECOGNITION OF THEIR SUPPORT AND GENEROSITY.
"THE NAMING OF THE SWIMMING POOL IN THIS CENTRE AFTER THE LATE MRS FLORENCE HO IS IN RECOGNITION OF THE GENEROUS DONATION ΤΟ THE COLLEGE BY MR DAVID HO TZU-CHO, THE HUSBAND OF MRS HO," SIR DAVID SAID.
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GOVT TO MAKE GREATER USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
THE GOVERNMENT IS DETERMINED TO MAKE SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND TO IMPLEMENT NEW POLICIES ADOPTED LAST YEAR AFTER A MAJOR CONSULTANCY ON THE SUBJECT, THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, DR COLIN GREENFIELD, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
HE WAS SPEAKING AT A CONTRACT SIGNING CEREMONY OF THE IBM/HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY AND SKILL ENHANCEMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME.
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THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE GOVERNMENT HAS ENTERED INTO SUCH A LARGE-SCALE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR, DR GREENFIELD SAID.
"A PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IN THIS PARTNERSHIP IS ΤΟ TRAIN MORE STAFF IN USING AND SUPPORTING OUR STANDARD MAINFRAME COMPUTER SYSTEMS TO MEET THE GROWING NEEDS FOR COMPUTERISATION, HE ADDED.
DR GREENFIELD SAID UNDER THE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME, IBM WOULD PROVIDE COMPUTER FACILITIES AND EXPERIENCED STAFF FOR TRAINING THE GOVERNMENT'S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STAFF AND ENHANCING THEIR SKILLS IN USING AND SUPPORTING SYSTEM/370 ARCHITECTURE SYSTEMS, WHICH THE GOVERNMENT HAD RECENTLY ADOPTED AS THE STANDARD PLATFORM FOR ITS MAINFRAME COMPUTER SYSTEMS.
AUDITIONALLY, IBM WOULD PROVIDE SPECIFIC AREAS.
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DR GREENFIELD SAID SEEKING WAYS TO INCREASE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF THE GOVERNMENT'S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS WAS CLEARLY ESSENTIAL.
IT HAD BEEN THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY TO PURCHASE COMPUTER SYSTEMS THROUGH COMPETITIVE TENDERING, AND STAFF HAD BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT IN PREPARING AND EVALUATING TENDERS AND PROPOSALS,
"IT IS NORMAL FOR A COMPUTER PURCHASE ΤΟ TAKE SIX ΤΟ NINE MONTHS FROM TENDER PREPARATION, AFTER THE REQUIREMENTS ARE KNOWN, ΤΟ CONTRACT SIGNING.
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