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TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1988

IN ADDITION TO MR RENNIE, FORMER SECRETARY OF THE SCOTTISH HOME AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AS CHAIRMAN, THE COMMITTEK COMPRISES AS MEMBERS THE FORMER EXECUTIVE COUNCILLOR AND FORMER SENIOR UNOFFICIAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, SIR ROGER LOBO, AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MRS RITA FAN,

THE COMMITTEE 18 ALSO HAVING 1 SERIES OF FAMILLARISATION VISITS, AND DISCUSSION MEETINGS WITHI THE MANAGEMENT AND ASSOCIATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED.

STAFF

FUNDS SOUGHT FOR COMPUTERISING FINGERPRINT RECORDS.

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL BE ASKED TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TO ACCEPT THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF COMPUTERISING THE MORE IMPORTANT FINGERPRINT RECORDS IN THE POLICE IDENTIFICATION BUREAU, ESTIMATED $40,819,000 IN NON-RECURRENT EXPENDITURE AND $741,000 IN ANNUALLY RECURRENT EXPENDITURE.

IT WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO APPROVE A NEW COMMITMENT OF $34,730,000 FOR THE EQUIPMENT, SITE TRAINING AND INITIAL CONSUMABLES OF A COMPUTER ASSISTED IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM.

AT

NON-RECURRENT PREPARATION

FINGERPRINT

IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE SYSTEM BE INTRODUCED IN TWO PHASES: TO COMPUTERISE FIRST THE FINGERPRINT RECORDS OF THE BUREAU'S SCENE OF CRIME SECTION (ABOUT 160,000 RECORDS) AND THEN ITS "MAIN COLLECTION"

FAVOURABLE

RECORDS)

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(ABOUT 610,000

AFTER POST-IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW OF THE FIRST PHASE HAS BEEN RECEIVED.

MEMBERS WILL ALSO CONSIDER AN INCREASE IN GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LINGNAN COLLEGE, WITH EFFECT FROM 1988-89, IN RESPECT OF ITS THIRD AND FOURTH YEAR POST-SIXTH-FORM PLACES.

THE INCREASE WOULD BE FROM THE PRESENT LEVEL OF 120 PER CENT OF THE UNIT COST OF A SIXTH FORM PLACE IN AN AIDED SECONDARY GRAMMAR SCHOOL TO 190 PER CENT OF THAT UNIT COST, SUBJECT TO A MAXIMUM STUDENT NUMBER OF 800.

UNDER THE SAME ITEM, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL APPROVAL OF A FURTHER INCREASE IN GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL THE COLLEGE. WITH EFFECT FROM 1989-90.

CONSIDER THE ASS ESTANCI TO

PLACES ALSO

THIS WOULD INCLUDE ITS FIFTH YEAR POST-SIXTH – FORM AT 190 PER CENT OF THE UNIT COST OF A SIXTH-FORM PLACE IN AN AIDED SECONDARY GRAMMAR SCHOOL, SUBJECT TO A MAXIMUM 1,200 IN YEARS THREE TO FIVE,

STUDENT

NUMBER OF

MEMBERS WILL