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TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1994
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT AT PRESENT, UNDER ITS SCHEME OF CONTROL, KMB MAY SEEK A RETURN UP TO 16% ON ITS AVERAGE NET FIXED ASSETS.
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THIS SCHEME WAS INTRODUCED IN 1975, AND MAY HAVE OUTLIVED PURPOSE, SINCE, FOR EXAMPLE, IT HAS BEEN PERCEIVED BY CRITICS AS PROVIDING A "GUARANTEED" PROFIT FOR THE COMPANY REGARDLESS OF ITS PERFORMANCE.
THE ADMINISTRATION, THEREFORE, INTENDS TO START DISCUSSIONS WITH KMB WITH A VIEW TO REPLACING THE SCHEME OF CONTROL WITH A MORK APPROPRIATE BASIS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF BUS FARES.
AS REGARDS LAND SALES, AT PRESENT, THE COMPANY CAN DISPOSE OF ITS DEPOT SITES WHICH ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR BUS OPERATION.
UNDER THE EXISTING LEGISLATION, PROCEEDS FROM SUCH SALES CANNOT BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN APPLICATION FOR INCREASES ARE CONSIDERED.
THE ADMINISTRATION WILL SOON CONDUCT A REVIEW ON THE WHOLE QUESTION OF HOW PROCEEDS FROM LAND SALES BY FRANCHISED BUS COMPANIES IN FUTURE CAN BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN DETERMINING BUS FARES.
IN THE MEANTIME, THE ADMINISTRATION WILL NOT BE PREPARED ΤΟ ANY FURTHER APPLICATION PERTAINING TO THE RELEASE OF DEPOT
CONSIDER SITES.
JUDICIARY GOES THROUGH QUIET MANAGEMENT REVOLUTION
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REVOLUTION"
THE JUDICIARY IS GOING THROUGH A "QUIET MANAGEMENT A CULTURE CHANGE, A SHIFT OF GEAR AND A CHANGE OF HEART AND MIND THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR TI LIANG YANG, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
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SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE CITY LIONS CLUB, SIR TI LIANG SAID OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS, MUCH HAD BEEN DONE QUIETLY TO LAY THE GROUND FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS IN THE JUDICIARY.
"FIRST, TO START THE REFORM PROCESS, I SET UP THE WORKING PARTY ON JUDICIARY ADMINISTRATION LAST OCTOBER ΤΟ CONDUCT A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE EXISTING ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS OF THE JUDICIARY AND TO IDENTIFY PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVEMENT, HE SAID.
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THE WORKING PARTY, WHICH SERVES VERY MUCH AS THE CHIEF JUSTICE'S THINK-TANK, IS MAPPING OUT A BROAD STRATEGY FOR ENHANCING JUDICIAL EFFICIENCY.
IT HAS RECOMMENDED THAT AS A FIRST AND ESSENTIAL STEP TOWARDS EMBRACING A MODERN MANAGEMENT CULTURE, THE JUDICIARY SHOULD BRING IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AS PART OF THE PUSH FOR EFFICIENCY.
COMMITTEE OF
"TO THIS END, WE WILL BE APPROACHING THE FINANCE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SHORTLY FOR FUNDS то LAUNCH A JUDICIARY
INFORMATION SYSTEMS STRATEGY.
WILL FOCUS ON THE
"THIS COMPUTERISATION PROGRAMME INITIALLY DISTRICT COURT, THE SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNAL AND THE PROBATE REGISTRY. THESE ARE THE MAIN BOTTLENECKS, AS THEIR OPERATION IS NOW HEAVILY LABOUR-INTENSIVE, HE ADDED.
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/THE CHIEF