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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1990

BILL TO IMPLEMENT KCRC'S NEW MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990. WHICH IMPLEMENTS THE NEW MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE OF THE CORPORATION, WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG, SAID AS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S CONTINUING PROGRAMME TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SECTOR ADMINISTRATION, A REVIEW OF THE GOVERNMENT'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE KCRC WAS CONDUCTED IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR.

THE REVIEW RECOMMENDED

NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATIVE

MEASURES

AIMED AT IMPROVING THE GOVERNMENT'S OVERALL MONITORING OF THE CORPORATION'S PERFORMANCE. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS HAD BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND WERE NOW BEING IMPLEMENTED.

"THESE INCLUDED SETTING POLICY OBJECTIVES FOR THE CORPORATION, THE APPOINTING A FULL-TIME CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO OVERSEE OPERATION OF THE CORPORATION AND TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ITS PERFORMANCE, AND REQUIRING THE CORPORATION TO SUBMIT ANNUALLY ITS BUDGET AND FIVE-YEAR PROGRAMME.

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MR LEUNG SAID AS THE NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE CORPORATION IN OTHER CAPACITY AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE WOULD TAKE OVER THE FULL DUTIES THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, IT WAS NO LONGER NECESSARY TO PROVIDE SEPARATE APPOINTMENT OF A MANAGING DIRECTOR.

HIS

OF

FOR

THE

THE BILL ACCORDINGLY REPEALED THE PROVISIONS OF THE

APPOINTMENT ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT AND MANNER OF MANAGING DIRECTOR.

KCRC

OF

IT ALSO SET OUT THAT THE CHAIRMAN SHOULD BE THE CHIEF FUNCTIONS AS EXECUTIVE PERFORMING ON BEHALF OF THE CORPORATION SUCH THE ORDINANCE OR THE CORPORATION MIGHT ASSIGN TO HIM.

UNDERTAKEN BY

THE

THE RESPONSIBILITIES WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY MANAGING DIRECTOR WOULD NOW BE ASSIGNED TO THE CHAIRMAN.

ON

MR LEUNG SAID THE BILL, IF ENACTED, SHOULD BECOME EFFECTIVE

DATE OF THE DECEMBER 24 THIS YEAR TO COINCIDE WITH THE COMMENCEMENT TERM OF OFFICE OF THE NEW CHAIRMAN APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

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