FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1993
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SIR DAVID BELIEVES THAT "OUR SERVING THE COMMUNITY THEME HAS PROVIDED A FRAMEWORK AGAINST WHICH TO JUDGE CIVIL SERVICE'S EFFORTS AND TO JUDGE WHAT CHANGES MAY BE REQUIRED IN ITS MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.
IN THE ABSENCE OF A BOTTOM LINE TO DRIVE OUR PERFORMANCE IT HAS GIVEN DEPARTMENTS, AND INCREASINGLY IT SHOULD GIVE INDIVIDUAL CIVIL SERVANTS, A CLEAR SENSE OF DIRECTION AND PURPOSE AS THEY DEVELOP THEIR OWN MANY INITIATIVES," HE SAID.
SIR DAVID SAID HONG KONG WAS INDEED WELL SERVED BY ITS CIVIL
SERVICE.
"WR HAVE EMBRACED TECHNOLOGY TO PROMOTE AN EFFICIENT, QUALITY SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC.
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THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO SPEND OVER HALF A BILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR ON COMPUTER PROJECTS. OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS MAJOR PROJECTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE EDUCATION, POLICE, INLAND REVENUE AND IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENTS.
"WE, THE GOVERNMENT, ARE A LARGE ORGANISATION BIGGEST EMPLOYER IN HONG KONG
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BUT WE ARE BY NO MEANS CUMBERSOME.
"I SAY WITH ALL MODESTY THAT WE COULD NOT HAVE ACHIEVED EVERYTHING WE HAVE IN HONG KONG IF WE HAD NOT HAD A GOVERNMENT WHICH WAS QUICK ON ITS FEET.'
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SELECTION OF SUBSCRIPTION TV AND ATV/TVB PROGRAMMES
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SERVICE
WITH THE PLANNED LAUNCH OF THE SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION ON OCTOBER 31, THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY HAS APPROVED AN INTERCONNECTION ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION NETWORK AND THE COMMUNAL AERIAL BROADCAST DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS IN BUILDINGS.
THIS ARRANGEMENT ENABLES BOTH OFF-AIR AND TELEVISION BROADCASTS TO BE DELIVERED TO CONSUMERS FROM WALL SOCKETS ALREADY INSTALLED IN THEIR HOMES.
SUBSCRIPTION THE EXISTING
OFF-AIR
IN THE APPROVED ARRANGEMENT, THE EXISTING FOUR TELEVISION BROADCASTS FROM ATV AND TVB WILL CONTINUE TO BE DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO VIEWERS' TELEVISION SETS.
IN ADDITION THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE FIRST FOUR CHANNELS OF THE DECODERS OF THE SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION SERVICE.
THIS MEANS VIEWERS TAKING THE SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION SERVICE WILL HAVE THE CHOICE OF SELECTING THE ATV/TVB TELEVISION BROADCASTS THROUGH THE CHANNEL SELECTOR OF THE TELEVISION SET AS USUAL OR THEY MAY SELECT THE ATV/TVB PROGRAMMES USING THE CONTROL UNIT OF THE DECODER SUPPLIED BY WHARF CABLE.
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