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THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1985

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HOUSING MANAGEMENT GOES THE COMPUTER WAY

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A NEW COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEM CAME INTO USE TODAY AT THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, PROVIDING READY ASSISTANCE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ITS LARGE STOCK OF COMMERCIAL AND NON-DOMESTIC PROPERTIES.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HOUSING (ESTATE MANAGEMENT), MR FUNG TUNG, PRESSED THE KEYBOARDS AT A CEREMONY TO START THE LIVE-RUN OF THE COMMERCIAL AND NON-DOMESTIC TEN ANCIES MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (CANTMIS).

CANTMIS PROVIDES FOR READY USE AT FINGERTIPS COMPREHENSIVE DATA OF MORE THAN 40 000 COMMERCIAL AND NON-DOMESTIC PROPERTIES INCLUDING SHOPS, SHOPSTALLS, COOKED-FOOD STALLS, SCHOOLS AND WELFARE PREMISES.

THROUGH DATA MANIPULATION FOR VARIOUS MANAGEMENT PURPOSES, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IS ABLE TO CUT DOWN HOUSING STAFF'S WORKLOAD, THUS ENABLING THEM TO CONCENTRATE MORE ON DOMESTIC TENANTS IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.

+ AMONG OTHER THINGS, CANTMIS CHECKS ON DUPLICATION OF COMMERCIAL TEN ANCIES AND BRINGS UP REGULAR LETTING POSITION OF THE PREMISES, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT TODAY.

HE SAID THE SYSTEM WOULD ENABLE THE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT THE RENT STRUCTURE OF COMMERCI AL PROPERTIES FOR RENT REVIEW PURPOSES.

+IT PROVIDES FOR MORE RESEARCH STUDIES ON THE RENT LEVELS OF PARTICULAR TRADES IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS SO THAT READY REFERENCE CAN BE DRAWN.

+ APART FROM AUTOMATICALLY BRINGING UP COMMERCIAL TENANCIES FOR RENT REVIEWS, CANTMIS ALSO MAKES MONTHLY RENT COLLECTION PRINTOUTS.+

MEANWHILE, TWO OTHER COMPUTER SYSTEMS ARE BEING DEVELOPED WHICH WILL HELP INCREASE EFFICIENCY IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LARGE PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAMME.

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