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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1988

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IS EXERCISED SO FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON

ON THE OTHER,

"HOWEVER, THIS IS ONLY

ONLY A GUIDELINE AND WHERE SPECIFIC EXPERTISE AND CONTINUITY ARE IMPORTANT, DISCRETION THAT A BALANCE IS STRUCK BETWEEN NEW IDEAS AND THE ONE HAND, AND CONTINUITY AND DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE HE ADDED.

THAT

GOVERNMENT TWIN OBJECTS

MR TSAO

REFERRED ΤΟ ALSO

A SUGGESTION DEPARTMENTS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE PRIME AREAS WITH THE OF ACHIEVING RENTAL SAVINGS AND EASING TRANSPORT DIFFICULTIES.

HE EXPLAINED THAT THE PRINCIPLES IN DETERMINING THE LOCATION

WOULD LIE FIRST OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

IN WHETHER FOR THE THEY WERE CONVENIENTLY LOCATED FOR THE PUBLIC AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WITH WHICH THEY WORKED.

SECONDLY,

"A LARGE PROPORTION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE IS THEREFORE INEVITABLY LOCATED IN THE URBAN

BUT TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE WITHIN THESE CONSTRAINTS, WE DO TRY TO DISPERSE OUR OFFICES," HE SAID.

FURTHER

AREA.

MR TSAO SAID AN EXTENSIVE BUILDING PROGRAMME

REDUCE THE

ACCOMMODATION.

GOVERNMENT'S

"BUT ALL THESE EFFORTS WILL,

ON RELIANCE

WAS IN HAND TO OFFICE RENTED

ΤΟ SAY, HAVE LITTLE

I REGRET

EFFECT ON TRANSPORT UTILISATION. THAT IS AN AREA WHERE WILL HAVE TO COME THROUGH OTHER MEANS, HE SAID.

H

IMPROVEMENTS

CONSIDERABLE SCOPE FOR MONITORING ACTIVITIES

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL HAS CONSIDERABLE SCOPE THE ACTIVITIES OF STATUTORY BOARDS, THE SECRETARY FOR SERVICES AND INFORMATION, THE HON PETER TSAO, TOLD THE (WEDNESDAY).

FOR MONITORING ADMINISTRATIVE

COUNCIL TODAY

WHEN THE ENABLING LEGISLATION WAS PLACED BEFORE THE COUNCIL, MEMBERS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT AND INDEED TO CHANGE IT.

WHENEVER AMENDING LEGISLATION WAS INTRODUCED, THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES WERE AFFORDED, MR TSAO SAID IN THE RESUMED POLICY

DEBATE.

BODIES RECEIVING PUBLIC FUNDS WERE SUBJECT TO SCRUTINY OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.

THE

"QUESTIONS CAN ALSO BE RAISED IN THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

申申

AND IN THIS COUNCIL DURING QUESTION TIME, HE SAID.

AR TSAO