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THURSDAY, JUNE 7 1990

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GOVERNMENT FURTHER ECONOMISES ON ITS RESOURCES

EXPENDITURE OF ALL SERIOUSLY THE NEED

THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT PLAN TO DEPARTMENTS BY 15 PER CENT BUT IT DOES TAKE VERY CUT THE TO CONTROL PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TIGHTLY, THE SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE NEED INCREASINGLY EFFICIENT AND PRODUCTIVE WAS ALSO TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY.

FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO BECOME

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AIMING FOR MANY DEPARTMENTS ΤΟ

THAT IS TO SAY, NIL GROWTH DEPARTMENTS ARE

'AND TO THIS END, WE ARE ACHIEVE NIL GROWTH IN ESTABLISHMENT THE BER OF POSTS WHICH RECRUIT TO

A

THE

-

ALLOWED ΤΟ

OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS OR SO," HE SAID.

IN

TRY ΤΟ

ALTHOUGH SOME DEPARTMENTS HE SAID, ADDING THAT

THIS WOULD BE THE GENERAL PATTERN, MIGHT NEED A LITTLE MORE, SOME A LITTLE LESS, THE DETAILS WERE STILL BEING WORKED OUT.

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"ALL THIS IS I BELIEVE IS GOOD NEWS FOR THE PUBLIC BE TAKING EVEN MORE CARE THAT OUR EXPENDITURE GOES WHERE

WE SHALL MOST GOOD - MARGINAL ACTIVITIES WILL HAVE TO BE SLIMMED

IT WILL DO MR MACLEOD SAID AT A

OR HONG

STOPPED, THIS AFTERNOON.

REPRESENTATIVES ASSOCIATION LUNCH

KONG

"BUT WE ARE CONSCIOUS THAT IT HOSPITALS WILL REQUIRE STAFFING, FOR EXAMPLE; WE

NEEDS A DELICATE TOUCH; NEW NOT TO OVER-REACT, OR TO DEMAND THE

NEED TO TAKE CARE ELEMENT

IMPOSSIBLE, OF CHOICE

AND ΤΟ WITH

LEAVE DEPARTMENTS

SOME ECONOMIES; CLEARLY RESOURCE AND STAFF MANAGEMENT SKILLS ARE

AS TO HOW BEST то ACHIEVE BE OF INCREASING IMPORTANCE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

GOING TO

"THIS WILL BE A CHALLENGE TO US ALL,

MR MACLEOD POINTED OUT THAT ΤΟ GOVERNMENT HAD AN ON-GOING PROGRAMME SERVICES SIDE OF THE FINANCE BRANCH.

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HE SAID.

HELP FIND

ECONOMIES, THE

OF STUDIES BY THE MANAGEMENT

RY THE SO-CALLED STAR SECRETARY AND MR ΤΟ IDENTIFY AREAS

THIS WAS SUPPLEMENTED BY DISCUSSIONS CHAMBER, COMPRISING THE CHIEF SECRETARY, FINANCIAL MACLEOD HIMSELF, TOGETHER WITH POLICY SECRETARIES WHERE POLICIES OR PRACTICES COULD BE CHANGED, PRIVATISATION INTRODUCED AND SAVINGS EFFECTED.

OF RAISING REVENUE REMINDING HIS AUDIENCE (GDP) WOULD ALSO MEAN

"WE ARE ALSO LOOKING MORE CLOSELY AT WAYS THROUGH A MORE COMMERCIAL APPROACH, HE SAID, THAT A LOWER GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH LOWER REVENUE.

"THE NEW GOVERNMENT PROPERTY AGENCY, FOR EXAMPLE, WILL SOON PUTTING A GOVERNMENT OFFICE CARPARK OUT ΤΟ

IT

HAS IDENTIFIED USING SPACE OUTSIDE PREMISES IN THE

OUTSIDE

HOURS; ADVERTISING REVENUE BY

OFFICE

BUILDINGS; AND FOR

RETAIL

BUILDINGS,

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HE SAID.

BE

USE

TENDER FOR PUBLIC SCOPE FOR SIGNIFICANT

AND INSIDE

LOWER

GOVERNMENT FLOORS OF SUCH

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