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Wednesday, June 6, 1973

REPORTS BY THE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS

The Acting Colonial Secretary, the Hon. M.D.A. Clinton, today

gave an outline of the work which has involved McKinsey and Company, the

management consultants, who were engaged to streamline government processes

and procedures,

Apart from the main report tabled in the Legislative Council two

weeks ago, the consultants have produced a 10 year programme plan for the

Medical and Health Department, a long term personnel strategy for the rank and file of the Royal Hong Kong Police and a long term programme plan for

the development of secondary education,

They have also studied specific areas and problems in the Public

Works Department, the Urban Services Department and in the Colonial Secretariat.

"I would not like to deluge members with these various reports, plans, studies and assessments but the volume of paper produced is substantial, the Medical programme plan, for example, is over 100 pages," he added.

As to being satisfied that the public funds voted for their services had been well spent, Mr. Clinton said that the consultants had indicated how,

in one particular activity, performance could be improved so as to produce

cost benefits of about double their fees incurred so far.

He had no doubt that application of their concepts in other fields

would produce similar improvements in cost-effectiveness.

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