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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1991
WIN-WIN
SITUATION
FOR
OUR
SUPPLIERS
AND
CONTRACTS THROUGH PRICES AND WE
BOTH A "WE WANT OURSELVES SO THAT THE SUPPLIERS CAN WIN GOVERNMENT THE OFFER OF QUALITY GOODS AND SERVICES AT REASONABLE CAN ACHIEVE SAVINGS FOR TAXPAYERS THROUGH MONEY, MR LAM STRESSED.
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BUYING THE BEST VALUB · FOR
THE GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS
ALL GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES AGENCY FOR SUBVENTED ORGANISATIONS IN HONG KONG.
AND
THE CENTRAL PURCHASING AND VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS
AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT
TO
ITS PURCHASES RANGE FROM STATIONERY MAINFRAME COMPUTERS, COMPLEX EQUIPMENT, AMMUNITION AND HELICOPTERS.
EVERY
FRIDAY
IN THE
TENDER NOTIFICATIONS APPEAR GAZETTE AND AS ADVERTISEMENT IN MAJOR NEWSPAPERS.
GOVERNMENT
OF SUPPLY TO OTHER COUNTRIES SOME 20% ΤΟ 36% OF THE
ALTHOUGH U.K. WAS PREVIOUSLY THE LARGEST SOURCE THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, THE U.S. HAS OVERTAKEN ALL AS THE KEY SUPPLIER SINCE 1986, OCCUPYING MARKET SHARE.
A SUMMARY OF THE KEY SUPPLIERS FOR THE LAST
TWO YEARS IS AS
FOLLOWS:-
YEAR
TOTAL PURCHASE (HK)
COUNTRIES
VALUE (HK$)
PERCENTAGE
1989
2,381.23M (100%)
UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CHINA
860.42M (36.134%)
387.21M
(16.261%)
162.73M
( 6.834%)
HONG KONG
JAPAN
148.59M
( 8.240%)
114.17M
( 4.795%)
W. GERMANY
89.98M
( 3.779%)
1990
2,420.89M (100%)
UNITED STATES
617.86M
UNITED KINGDOM
431.62M
(25.622%)
(17.829%)
W. GERMANY
145.74M
( 6.020%)
JAPAN
132.55M
{ 5.475%)
HONG KONG
124.68M
( 5.150%)
CHINA
117.45M
( 4.852%)
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