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FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1992
PREQUALIFICATION EXERCISE FOR MARKETING OF BILINGUAL LAW INFORMATION SYSTEM
THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT IS INVITING COMMERCIAL FIRMS TO APPLY FOR THE PREQUALIFICATION OF TENDERERS TO MARKET THE DEPARTMENT'S COMPUTER DATA BASES WHICH STORE ALL LAWS OF HONG KONG AND A GLOSSARY OF BILINGUAL LEGAL TERMS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS THE INTENTION OF THE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE THE SYSTEM MORE ACCESSIBLE то PRIVATE FIRMS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
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AT PRESENT, THE INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN PUT
THE SEARCHABLE DATABASES OF THE BILINGUAL LAWS INFORMATION SYSTEM INCLUDES HONG KONG ORDINANCES AND SELECTED CONSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENTS SUCH AS THE LETTERS PATENT, THE JOINT DECLARATION AND THE BASIC LAW, SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION AND A GLOSSARY OF BILINGUAL TERMS.
THE ENACTED OR DECLARED CHINESE TEXTS OF THE LAWS ARE ALSO
AVAILABLE.
AT PRESENT,
ABOUT 65% OF SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION HAS BEEN STORED AND INPUT OF THE BALANCE IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
THE GLOSSARY OF BILINGUAL TERMS NOW HAS ABOUT 5,000 ENTRIES AND WILL BE EXPANDED TO 60,000 ENTRIES BY THE END OF 1995.
WHILE THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT IS PREPARED TO MAKE THE DATABASES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND MORE WIDELY AVAILABLE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, IT DOES NOT HAVE THE STAFF TO SERVICE A CUSTOMER BASE.
COMPANIES SHORTLISTED IN THE CURRENT PREQUALIFICATION TENDER EXERCISE WILL BE INVITED LATER TO TENDER FOR A CONTRACT FOR MARKETING THE SYSTEM.
A TENDER NOTICE IS GAZETTED TODAY.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE PLACED IN THE TENDER BOX AT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT BEFORE NOON, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, THIS YEAR.
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