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THE PESCS HAVE ALSO REFERRED 1,192 CASES TO THE HONG KONG LAW SOCIETY UNDER THE FREE LEGAL ADVICE SCHEME, WHICH IS A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN THE SOCIETY AND CNTA.
ATTENDING
RENT OFFICERS OF THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT 15 DISTRICT OFFICES HANDLED A TOTAL OF 7,711 ENQUIRIES ON RENT AND TENANCY PROBLEMS IN THE SAME PERIOD.
MEANWHILE, THE CENTRAL TELEPHONE ENQUIRY CENTRE HANDLED 73,091 TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES FROM JANUARY TO JUNE THIS YEAR.
THE CENTRE WAS SET UP LAST APRIL ΤΟ BACK UP THE DISTRICT PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE.
"ANYONE WHO WISH TO KNOW MORE ABOUT SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT PESCS OR ABOUT GOVERNMENT SERVICES MAY TELEPHONE THE CENTRE ON TEL 835 2500.
"THE LINE OPERATES FROM 8.45 AM TO 5.15 PM ON WEEKDAYS AND 9 AM TO NOON ON SATURDAYS, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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STRATEGIC INFORMATION STUDY FOR EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
THE GOVERNMENT HAS EMBARKED ON A MAJOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS STRATEGIC STUDY FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN A CONCERTED MOVE ΤΟ ALIGN DEPARTMENTAL PLANNING WITH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES.
THE STUDY UNDERLINES THE GOVERNMENT'S FIRM COMMITMENT IN MOVING AWAY FROM THE PROJECT-BY-PROJECT APPROACH TRADITIONALLY USED ΤΟ IMPLEMENT COMPUTERISATION, AND REPLACING IT BY A STRATEGIC PLANNING APPROACH.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THE STRATEGY WAS EXPECTED TO COVER INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, SCHOOLS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT, RECORDS, INTERNAL COMMUNICATION AND SYSTEMS INTEGRATION.
EDUCATION
A CONTRACT SIGNING CEREMONY WAS HELD TODAY AT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS IN WU CHUNG HOUSE, WAN CHAI.
THE NEW
S.W. K.H.
TAKING PART WERE THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DOMINIC WONG; THE DIRECTOR OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, MR LAU; THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF KPMG PEAT MARWICK MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, MR STAN MILLER, AND THE HEAD OF INFORMATION OF THE COMPANY, MR DAVID NICHOLLS.
TECHNOLOGY
THE $1.7 MILLION STUDY WILL START SCHEDULED TO COMPLETE IN FOUR MONTHS.
LATER
THIS MONTH AND IS
/THE CONSULTANTS