TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1994
GOVT SUPPLIES DEPT ACHIEVES SAVING
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THE GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT HAS SAVED THE PUBLIC PURSE $41.57 MILLION LAST YEAR, THANKS TO ITS PATIENT AND CONSTRUCTIVE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE SUPPLIERS.
THE SAVING REPRESENTED 1.6 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL PURCHASE VALUE BY THE DEPARTMENT IN THE YEAR, THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES, MR NIGEL SHIPMAN, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
"OPEN COMPETITIVE TENDERING IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT FACTOR," MR
SHIPMAN EXPLAINED.
THIS IS TO PROVIDE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL SUPPLIERS AND ΤΟ GET VALUE FOR MONEY, HE SAID.
"THE DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO ADOPT THESE PROCEDURES IN THE FUTURE TO ENSURE COST-EFFECTIVENESS AND FAIRNESS.
"IN ADDITION, NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE SUPPLIERS WILL BE HELD IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BEST POSSIBLE PRICES, MR SHIPMAN SAID.
THE DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BUYING STORES AND
FOR THE GOVERNMENT.
LAST YEAR ITS TOTAL PURCHASES AMOUNTED то $2,621 COMPARING WITH $2,691 MILLION IN 1992.
EQUIPMENT
MILLION,
SUPPLIER.
IN VALUE TERMS, THE UNITED STATES WAS THE LARGEST ITS SUPPLIES, AMOUNTING TO $835 MILLION, ACCOUNTED FOR 31.9 PER CENT OF ALL THE STORES AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASED.
THE SUPPLIES INCLUDED COMPUTER SYSTEMS, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND
PRODUCTS.
IT WAS FOLLOWED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION. ITS SUPPLIES AMOUNTED TO $697 MILLION OR 26.6 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL PURCHASE VALUE.
LOCAL INDUSTRY WILL ADJUST SUCCESSFULLY TO UR PACKAGE
THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE, MR TONY MILLER, EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE THAT THE LOCAL TEXTILES AND CLOTHING SECTOR WOULD ADJUST SUCCESSFULLY TO THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE URUGUAY ROUND (UR) TEXTILES AND CLOTHING AGREEMENT WHICH WOULD MEAN 10 YEAR-PHASING OUT OF MULTI FIBRE ARRANGEMENT (MFA),
SPEAKING AT THE LUNCHEON MEETING OF HONG KONG EXPORTERS + ASSOCIATION TODAY (TUESDAY), MR MILLER SAID THE AGREEMENT PROVIDED CONTINUITY AND CERTAINTY FOR HONG KONG FOR THE NEXT
YEARS ON SLIGHTLY BETTER TERMS THAN THE PRESENT.
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