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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1994
OF
AND
WITH
ACHIEVE
I NOW TURN TO PAC REPORT NO. 22 WHICH EXAMINES THE RESULTS
FEES VARIOUS
FIRST, ON THE QUESTION OF VALUE FOR MONEY AUDITS. CHARGES. I WISH TO ASSURE MEMBERS THAT WE ARE DETERMINED TO THE POLICY OBJECTIVE THAT FEES CHARGED BY THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD,
FULL CERTAIN SPECIFIC EXCEPTIONS, BE SET AT A LEVEL TO RECOVER THE
WITH WE AGREE PROVIDING THE GOODS OR SERVICES. COST OF
THE PAC'S THE OBSERVATION THAT THE LONGER THE TIME SPAN BETWEEN FEE INCREASES,
IT LARGER THE INCREASE WOULD HAVE TO BE AND HENCE THE MORE DIFFICULT WOULD BE TO SECURE PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE.
CHARGES FOR FULL COSTS THEY
FOR
THAT IS WHY WE HAVE REFINED OUR SYSTEM LAST YEAR FOR MONITORING AND IMPLEMENTING FEE REVIEWS AND ADJUSTMENTS. FEES AND GOODS OR SERVICES, WHERE CLIENTS OR USERS SHOULD PAY THE
INFLATION. ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF INCURRED,
YEARS. ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO A FULL COSTING EXERCISE EVERY FOUR
то A PRE-DETERMINED BOTH TYPES OF EXERCISES, THE DEPARTMENTS WORK SCHEDULE. THIS ENSURES THAT INCREASES IN GOVERNMENT FEES AND CHARGES THE ARE PHASED DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR TO REDUCE THE IMPACT ON PUBLIC AT ANY ONE TIME. I AM PLEASED TO REPORT THAT THIS SYSTEM BEEN WORKING WELL. THERE ARE, HOWEVER, STILL INSTANCES COST RECOVERY CANNOT YET BE ACHIEVED. FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE CASE
OF OPERATING LICENSING HOTELS, GUESTHOUSES AND CLUBS, THE FULL COST
SCHEMES
RECOVERABLE UPON FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHEMES.
THE
LICENSING
WILL
ONLY
BE
HAS WHERE FULL
OF
IN THE THAT
THEIR
IN HIS SPEECH, MR WONG COMMENTED ON THE INADEQUACIES PLANNING OF A NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC PROJECTS. I AGREE THE DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED SHOULD MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO WORK OUT PRECISE REQUIREMENTS AT THE PLANNING AND DESIGN STAGE. THE GOVERNMENT MINUTE SETS OUT IN DETAIL THE ACTIONS WE HAVE TAKEN IN PAC'S ADVICE IN THIS REGARD, BOTH PROJECT-SPECIFIC TERMS. I WISH TO ASSURE MEMBERS THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS OF THE NEED TO ENSURE THAT GOVERNMENT PROJECTS ARE ADEQUATELY PLANNED,
AND THAT THEY THAT THEY
COMPLETED ON TIME AND WITHIN BUDGET, ACHIEVE THEIR INTENDED OBJECTIVES.
ON
SPACE IN THE
RESPONSE TO AND IN GENERAL CONSCIOUS
HOUSING
AUTHORITY
PARTICULAR, THE
GOVERNMENT
MINUTE,
THE UTILISATION OF HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, TO WHICH MR WONG REFERRED IN DIRECTOR OF HOUSING HAS, IN HIS RESPONSE IN THE ASSURED THE PAC THAT HE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE HOUSING AUTHORITY
AUTHORITY IN WITH ALL
INFORMATION TO FACILITATE THE RELEVANT CONSIDERATIONS OF HOUSING POLICY AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS,
LIKE THE
FULLY GOVERNMENT,
RECOGNISES AUTHORITY,
ITS
THE
THE
IN
THE
THE
. HOUSING
RECOMMENDATIONS. IMPORTANCE OF THE PAC'S OBSERVATIONS AND LIGHT OF THE PAC'S REPORT, THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS REQUESTED HOUSING DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE ALLOCATION HEADQUARTERS AND UTILISATION OF OFFICE SPACE AT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BUILDING. THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING WILL PROVIDE TO THE PAC THE RESULTS OF THE REVIEW.
CLOSELY
MR
THE GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO WORKING PRESIDENT, WITH THE AUDIT DEPARTMENT AND THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE QUEST FOR THE MORE EFFICIENT USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS. I AM CONFIDENT THAT THE
OR ARE PLANNING TO TAKE, WILL GO MEASURES WE HAVE TAKEN, WAY TOWARDS THIS END.
IN THE
A
LONG
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