WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1994
AIRLINES WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO EXCHANGE BAY ALLOCATIONS BETWEEN THEMSELVES ONCE MADE; BAYS WILL BE ALLOCATED AND REALLOCATED BY AIRPORT MANAGEMENT ACCORDING TO AGREED CRITERIA, MR SIU SAID.
A COMPUTERISED ALLOCATION SYSTEM WAS COMMISSIONED FOR KAI TAK IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR.
THE SYSTEM IS
ALLOCATE PARKING BAYS.
CURRENTLY USED TO HELP OPERATIONAL
STAFF
"THIS ENSURES A FAIR AND EFFICIENT ALLOCATION OF AIRCRAFT PARKING BAYS, WITHOUT PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT BEING GIVEN TO ANY PARTICULAR AIRLINE,' MR SIU SAID.
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HE ADDED THAT THE PAA ALSO RECOGNISED THE IMPORTANCE OF ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM OF ALLOCATION AT THE NEW AIRPORT WHICH WAS FAIR AND OPEN AND WAS ACCEPTABLE TO THE AIRLINES.
"IT IS ULTIMATELY IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE PAA AND THE AIRLINES TO ENSURE THAT THE ALLOCATION SYSTEM IS COST-EFFECTIVE."
MR
TO ACHIEVE THIS AIM, IT IS INTENDED THAT THE SYSTEM SHOULD RETAIN FLEXIBILITY TO ENSURE OPTIMUM USE OF THE BAYS AVAILABLE, SIU SAID.
MORE FLEXIBILITY ON CIVIL SERVICE JOB ADVERTISEMENTS
TENDERS FOR PUBLISHING GOVERNMENT RECRUITMENT ADVERTISEMENTS WILL BE INVITED FROM ALL BONA FIDE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES ΤΟ ALLOW MORE FLEXIBILITY AND GREATER COMPETITION, THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR MICHAEL SUEN, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE TENDERS WILL BE EVALUATED ON THE BASIS OF CIRCULATION, READERSHIP PROFILE AND COST.
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON EMILY LAU, MR SUEN POINTED OUT THAT THE TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON ADVERTISING GOVERNMENT VACANCIES IN 1993/94 WAS $5,404,718.
"THIS INCLUDED $3,266,843 SPENT BY INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS ON RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING IN A RANGE OF ENGLISH AND CHINESE NEWSPAPERS AND $2,137,875 THROUGH THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH ON BULK RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING UNDER TWO CONTRACTS WITH ONE ENGLISH NEWSPAPER AND ONE CHINESE NEWSPAPER GROUP," HE SAID.
HOWEVER, THE CONTRACTS WOULD EXPIRE AT THE END OF APRIL THIS YEAR AND A REVIEW OF THIS ARRANGEMENT HAD BEEN CONDUCTED IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR, HE ADDED.
FOLLOWING THE NEW ARRANGEMENT, A LIST OF SUCCESSFUL WOULD BE PROMULGATED AND CIRCULATED TO THE DEPARTMENTS.
TENDERS
/HE SAID