THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1983
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+NEW STAFF ADMINISTRATION ORGANISATIONS WERE PROVIDED TO LOOK AFTER PERSONNEL AND WELFARE MATTERS, HE SAID.
+APART FROM OBVIOUS PERSONNEL RESPONSIBILITIES ATTENTION WAS GIVEN TO THE NEED FOR ENCOURAGING SUCH EXTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES ÁS SPORTING EVENTS AND OTHER LEISURE OCCUPATIONS WHICH DO SO MUCH TO BIND AN ORGANISATION TOGETHER AS A FAMILY FOR ITS DAY-TO-DAY CONTENTMENT AND THUS ITS IMPROVED MORALE.
+A TRAINING OFFICER WITH SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT WAS INTRODUCED TO COMPLEMENT THE WORK OF THE EXCELLENT RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMS TRAINING SCHOOL AT TAI LAM CHUNG, HE ADDED.
MR JORDAN ALSO POINTED OUT THAT AMONG THE MANY CHANGES, TWO WERE HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT.
ONE WAS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TECHNICAL BUREAU WHICH WAS A +THINK-TANK+ COMPRISING EXPERIENCED OFFICERS WHO NOT ONLY DEALT CENTRALLY WITH ALL THE TECHNICAL PROBLEMS BUT ALSO PLANNED AHEAD. IT CONDUCTED FIELD INSPECTIONS ON A SYSTEMATIC BASIS TO ENSURE EFFICIENCY AND CONSISTENCY OF APPROACH THROUGHOUT THE ORGANISATION.
+AS AN ADJUNCT TO THE IR INSPECTION RESPONSIBILITIES, THE INSPECTION TEAMS MEET STAFF ON THE GROUND DOWN TO THE LOWEST LEVEL AND BRING TO THE COMMISSIONER'S NOTICE ANY PROBLEMS AND WORRIES OF THE STAFF WHETHER THEY BE TO DO WITH WORK OR MORE PERSONAL MATTERS,+ SAID MR JORDAN. THE LINE OF COMMUNICATION THUS PROVIDED IS INVALUABLE TO THE CENTRAL DIRECTION AND ENSURES AMONGST OTHER THINGS THAT DEGREE OF HUMANITY SO NECESSARY IN GOOD MANAGEMENT.+
THE OTHER WAS THE CREATION OF TWO STRONG INVESTIGATIVE FORCES: THE NEW CUSTOMS INVESTIGATION BUREAU DEALT WITH MAJOR NARCOTICS CASES AND OTHER FRAUDS OF SUBSTANCE ASSOCIATED WITH REVENUE COLLECTION, PROHIBITIONS AND ALLIED MATTERS, WHILE THE NEWLY CREATED TRADE CONTROLS INVESTIGATION BRANCH DEALT WITH LICENSING AND QUOTA FRAUDS AS WELL AS WITH OFFENCES AGAINST THE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS ORDINANCE.
+BOTH UNITS IN THEIR REORGANISED FORM HAVE PROVED INVALUABLE IN FULFILLING THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES WITH GREAT SUCCESS AS THEIR MUCH PUBLICISED RESULTS INDICATE,+ SAID MR JORDAN.
HE ADDED THAT THIS RESTRUCTURING HAD LED TO MANY STAFFING CHANGES, WITH ENHANCED PROMOTION PROSPECTS AS WELL AS CONSIDERABLE ECONOMIES OF ADMINISTRATION.
CONCLUDING, MR JORDAN SAID: THE ORGANISATION'S EFFICIENCY AND ACHIEVEMENTS HAVE NOW SECURED IT A SUBSTANTIAL INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION AMONGST THE 50-0DD OVERSEAS ADMINISTRATIONS WITH WHICH IT HAS AN ON-GOING CLOSE COLLABORATION. IT WILL CONTINUE TO FULFIL ITS RESPONSIBILITIES TO HONG KONG IN THE FUTURE AS WELL AS IT HAS IN THE PAST. +
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