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TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1992
THE CONSULTANTS ARE REQUIRED TO RECOMMEND, IN THE LIGHT OF THE FINDINGS OF THE INFORMATION NEEDS STUDY AND THE LIKELY TECHNOLOGICAL OPTIONS AND RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS, A FIVE-YEAR INFORMATION SYSTEMS STRATEGY PLAN TO MEET THE DEPARTMENT'S INFORMATION NEEDS.
THE PLAN WILL COVER, AMONG OTHER AREAS:
* A PORTFOLIO OF STRATEGIC APPLICATIONS WITH PRIORITIES;
* A BLUEPRINT OF THE INFORMATION SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE IN
SUPPORT OF THE STRATEGIC APPLICATIONS;
* PROFILES OF RESOURCES, CASH FLOW REQUIREMENTS AND BENEFITS;
SOFTWARE,
* STRATEGIES FOR
HARDWARE,
COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE BASED ON THE GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE;
* INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RELATED MANAGEMENT, STAFFING, AND
TRAINING IMPLICATIONS; AND
* A PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, MONITORING AND REVIEW MECHANISM,
FOR THE STRATEGY PLAN.
THE STUDY WILL BE OVERSEEN BY A STEERING COMMITTEE COMPRISING REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE EDUCATION AND MANPOWER BRANCH, THE FINANCE BRANCH AND THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
IMMIGRATION OFFICERS ON OVERSEAS STUDY
*
SIX OFFICERS OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WILL LEAVE FOR EUROPE AND USA FOR TRAINING LATER THIS MONTH.
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IMMIGRATION OFFICER, CHIEF IMMIGRATION OFFICERS, MR EDDY TSUI AND MR SENIOR IMMIGRATION OFFICER, MR TAM TAK-KWONG; UNITED KINGDOM, NETHERLANDS AND GERMANY ON AN THE IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES IN THOSE COUNTRIES.
MR LAI TUNG-KHOK; KUO KHOA-TUNG AND WILL LEAVE FOR THE EIGHT-WEEK STUDY OF
ACTING ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IMMIGRATION OFFICER, MR HO KWOK-YAN; AND CHIEF IMMIGRATION OFFICER, MR AU CHEUK-LUEN; WILL SPEND NINE MONTHS IN PROGRAMME AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, USA.
AT A BRIEFING TODAY, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, MR JOHN YEUNG, SAID HE ATTACHED GREAT IMPORTANCE TO OFFICERS RECEIVING OVERSEAS TRAINING AS WELL AS ESTABLISHING CONTACTS WITH AND LEARNING FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF FOREIGN IMMIGRATION SERVICES.
/THE STUDY