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"By the end of August, a total of 258 requests for information had been received by the 21 agencies subject to the Code. Only seven of these requests were refused compared with 201 requests which were met either in full or partially."
The Code lays down target times for departments to respond to requests for information and these targets were largely achieved - 93 per cent of all requests were dealt with within 21 days and most (76 per cent of all requests) were dealt with in 10 days or less.
Only 11 requests for information took longer than 21 days to deal with, mostly because of the need to consult with other departments or to seek agreement for the release of information provided by a third party.
The spokesman said other government departments would become subject to the Code as soon as they had the necessary administrative procedures in place, and key staff had received the training necessary to ensure compliance with the Code.
He expected that the Code would be applied to a total of about 55 departments and branches by the end of this year, leaving about 30 more to be brought into the scheme during 1996.
End/Friday, September 8, 1995
Measures to boost hotel development
The Government will introduce measures to boost hotel development, a Government spokesman announced today (Friday).
Having conducted an internal study and examined the consultancy reports commissioned by the Hong Kong Tourist Association and the Federation of Hong Kong Hotel Owners Ltd, the Government has decided to adjust the plot ratios for hotel developments to bring them into line with that provided for non-domestic uses in the same locality.
Under the new arrangements, the development concessions previously applied to hotel projects will be discontinued.
"We believe that the new practice will create an incentive for developers and stimulate new hotel development," the spokesman said.
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