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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1988

MR YAXLEY ALSO SAID THE FINANCE BRANCH HAD DECIDED ABOUT

DEPARTMENTS INCREASED FINANCIAL YEARS AGO TO GIVE HEADS OF OVER THE FUNDS PUT AT THEIR DISPOSAL.

A

THREE CONTROL

HE SAID

NUMBER OF THE FINANCE BRANCH HAD AMALGAMATED

BUDGET

SO AS ΤΟ GIVE HEADS SUBHEADS WITHIN EACH DEPARTMENTAL

OF WITHIN THOSE AREAS то REDEPLOY DEPARTMENTS MUCH GREATER AUTHORITY

CREATE THEREBY

A DEMAND FOR AN RESOURCES AS LONG AS THEY DID NOT INCREASE IN THE TOTAL BUDGET.

PROGRESSIVE DELEGATIONS HAD BEEN MADE EACH YEAR SINCE 1986.

"WE HOPE THAT THE INCREASING FREEDOM WE ARE GIVING TO HEADS DEPARTMENTS WILL PLAY A MAJOR PART IN ALLOWING THEM TO ACHIEVE VALUE FOR MONEY," HE SAID.

OF

BETTER

WHICH WE CAN GIVE

"WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPLORING THE EXTENT TO HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS EVEN GREATER AUTHORITY," HE ADDED.

MANAGED

DONE A LOT TO 1TS INTERNAL

MR YAXLEY SAID THE FINANCE BRANCH HAD ALREADY

IN

THE CIVIL SERVICE CHANGE THE WAY FINANCES.

WHICH

HAD ALSO BEEN EXAMINING

WITH THE

IT EXPERT SUPPORT THEY

HOW

HE SAID THE FINANCE BRANCH

DEPARTMENTS SHOULD PROVIDE HEADS OF NEEDED TO HELP THEM IMPROVE VALUE FOR MONEY.

"IN THIS AREA WE ARE PLANNING TO APPOINT BUSINESS ALL MAJOR DEPARTMENTS OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

MANAGERS IN

ACCOUNTING TRAINING

AND THE DIRECTOR OF "TOGETHER WITH THE TREASURY SERVICES WE ARE ALSO CONSIDERING THE EXTENT TO WHICH CURRENT PROGRAMMES ADEQUATELY COVER THE SKILLS AND APPROACHES THAT WILL BECOME APPROACH ΤΟ VALUE INCREASINGLY NECESSARY TO SUPPORT A MORE THOROUGH

ARE ORGANISED TO WHICH DEPARTMENTS FOR MONEY AND

14 HE SAID. ACHIEVE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE VALUE THEY DELIVER,

MR.

THE EXTENT TO

AND ABOUT

CHANGE

ATTITUDES IN SAID THIS FUNDAMENTAL YAXLEY APPROACHES TO THE SPENDING OF PUBLIC MONEY COULD NOT BE BROUGHT OVERNIGHT.

AND

IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION "I AM CONVINCED THAT WE HAVE SET OFF AND IN A DIRECTION WHICH WILL, IN THE LONG RUN, PRODUCE A MORE EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT FOR THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG,'

"

BETTER HE SAID.

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