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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1992
MR SO SAID IN ORDER TO
MAXIMISE
PRODUCTIVITY WITHOUT JEOPARDISING THE LEVEL AND QUALITY OF SERVICE, HIS BRANCH WOULD ALSO BE GEARED TOWARDS RIGOROUS COST EFFECTIVENESS.
"I HAVE SHED 11 POSTS IN THE BRANCH AND LOOK ΤΟ REDUCE EXPENDITURE BY $2 MILLION, AFTER TAKING INTO ACCOUNT INFLATION.
"ON RTHK, EXPENDITURE BY GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN REDUCED BY 8.65 PER CENT IN REAL TERMS IN 1991-92, AND IS ESTIMATED TO FALL BY A FURTHER 6.06 PER CENT IN 1992-93.
"THIS HAS BEEN ACHIEVED BY RATIONALISATION IN A NUMBER OF AREAS, AND A CONSEQUENT REDUCTION IN THE ESTABLISHMENT FROM 735 PERMANENT POSTS AT MARCH 31 LAST YEAR TO 709 PERMANENT POSTS AT MARCH 31 THIS YEAR. THESE SAVINGS HAVE HOWEVER BEEN ACHIEVED WITHOUT AFFECTING THE LEVEL AND QUALITY OF SERVICE PROVIDED, MR SO SAID.
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THE ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE FOR THE TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING AUTHORITY (TELA) FOR THE COMING FINANCIAL YEAR SHOW AN INCREMENT OF NINE POSTS AND $0.8 MILLION.
"IN SPITE OF TELA'S INCREASED WORKLOAD AS A RESULT OF RECENTLY INTRODUCED AND PROSPECTIVE BROADCAST MEDIA SUCH AS SATELLITE TELEVISION, THE SECOND COMMERCIAL RADIO STATION AND THE PROPOSED SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION SERVICE, THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN MANPOWER," MR SO ADDED.
STUDY ON SPORTS DEVELOPMENT COMPLETED
THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR JAMES So, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAD COMPLETED ITS STUDY ON THE OPERATIONS OF THE HONG KONG SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD (HKSDB) AND THE HONG KONG SPORTS INSTITUTE (HKSI),
"THE FINDINGS OF THE STUDY CLEARLY SHOW THAT THERE ARE MERITS IN BRINGING THE HONG KONG SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND THE HONG KONG SPORTS INSTITUTE BOARD CLOSER TOGETHER IN THE WIDER INTEREST OF SPORTS PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG," MR SO SAID.
THE STUDY HAS PROPOSED A FRAMEWORK WHEREBY THE TWO BOARDS COULD WORK IN CLOSER CO-OPERATION THROUGH GREATER SHARING OF MEMBERSHIP, AND POLICY DECISIONS CONCERNING THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF SPORTS IN HONG KONG COULD BE TAKEN IN A MORE CONCERTED AND INTEGRATED MANNER.
THIS WOULD ALSO INVOLVE SOME CHANGES IN THE STRUCTURES OF THESE TWO BODIES TO BRING ABOUT A MORE EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT.
ORGANISATIONAL
STREAMLINED
AND
/THERE MAY
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