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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1985

DCS TAKES ON NEW ROLE

SASI TO CONCENTRATE ON INFORMATION

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THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) ANNOUNCED A REORGANISATION OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT TO ENABLE THE DEPUTY CHIEF SECRETARY TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL CONSTITUTIONAL AND ELECTORAL AFFAIRS.

UNDER THE REORGANISATION, THE COUNCILS, GENERAL, AND PROTOCOL DIVISIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION BRANCH WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE DCS'S OFFICE.

A SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE COUNCILS DIVISION, SERVING THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, HAD UNTIL RECENTLY THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CERTAIN CONSTITUTIONAL SUBJECTS. SOME OF THESE HAD BEEN TRANSFERRED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION BRANCH, AND LATTERLY SOME TO DCS.

+THESE RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE MORE EFFECTIVELY CARRIED OUT BY COMBINING THEM UNDER DCS, HE SAID.

THE GENERAL DIVISION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION BRANCH PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT PART IN THE PREPARATION OF THE GREEN AND WHITE PAPERS ON THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, AND IN PREPARING THE LEGISLATION AND CONDUCT OF THE RECENT ELECTIONS.

WITH THE TRANSFER OF CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS TO THE DCS, +IT IS LOGICAL TO BRING BOTH ELECTORAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS UNDER THE SAME ROOF,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE CONSOLIDATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND ELECTORAL MATTERS UNDER THE DEPUTY CHIEF SECRETARY WOULD ENABLE THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION BRANCH TO DEVOTE GREATER ATTENTION TO INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS. AS WELL AS TO BROADCASTING POLICY AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.

RADIO RECEPTION TO BE IMPROVED

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THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TODAY (TUESDAY) GAVE THE GO-AHEAD TO A PLAN WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE VHF COVERAGE OF RTHK'S RADIO SERVICES, AND ENABLE COMMERCIAL RADIO TO INTRODUCE TERRITORY- WIDE VHF COVERAGE ON ITS THREE SERVICES.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE ACTION WAS TAKEN TO OVERCOME POOR RECEPTION IN PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES AND HONG KONG ISLAND.

THE WORK,