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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1991

MR ASPREY SAID THE DESIGNATED ORDER ALSO PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH 7, THAT THE VALUE OF ANY PROPERTY RECOVERED IN A DESIGNATRD COUNTRY OR TERRITORY IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST BY THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG FOR ASSISTANCE IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF AN ORDER WAS TO BE TREATED AS REDUCING THE AMOUNT PAYABLE IN HONG KONG UNDER A CONFISCATION ORDER MADE BY THE HIGH COURT OR DISTRICT COURT.

"THIS MECHANISM

IS REQUIRED SINCE, UNDER THE ARRANGEMENTS NEGOTIATED, PROPERTY RECOVERED ABROAD WOULD NORMALLY REMAIN WHERE IT IS RECOVERED, HE SAID.

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NOTING THAT MODIFICATIONS TO THE ORDINANCE WERE SET OUT IN SCHEDULE 2 TO THE ORDER. MR ASPREY SAID THEY WERE MAINLY OF A TECHNICAL NATURE, TO MAKE THE PROVISIONS APPLICABLE

THE LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO CONFISCATION ORDERS AND RELATED PROVISIONS IN THE DESIGNATED JURISDICTIONS.

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FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF USERS OF THIS LEGISLATION, BOTH IN HONG KONG AND ABROAD, THE WHOLE ORDINANCE, AS MODIFIED, WAS SET OUT IN SCHEDULE 3 TO THE ORDER, HE ADDED.

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FOUR PILOT PROJECTS ON PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM UNDERWAY

THE GOVERNMENT'S CURRENT APPROACH HAS BEEN TO SELECT PRIORITY AREAS OF PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM AND USE PILOT PROJECTS TO TEST THE WIDER APPLICABILITY OF NEW CONCEPTS TO ENABLE IT TO DECIDE HOW BEST ΤΟ EXTEND THE BENEFITS TO OTHER PARTS OF THE GOVERNMENT, THE CHIBF SECRETARY, THE HON SIR DAVID FORD, SAID TODAY (WRDNESDAY) IN THE

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MARTIN BARROW, SIR DAVID SAY FOUR PILOT PROJECTS WERE UNDERWAY.

HE SAID THE FIRST PROJECT REVIEWED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EDUCATION AND MANPOWER BRANCH AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN THE SCHOOLS EDUCATION PROGRAMME.

"THE OBJECT IS TO STRENGTHEN THE ROLE OF THE POLICY SECRETARY IN ALLOCATING RESOURCES WITHIN HIS PARTICULAR ARRAS OF RESPONSIBILITY.

"THE REVIEW HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND RECOMMENDED THE INTRODUCTION OF A FORMAL SYSTEM FOR REVIEWING POLICIES, AGREEING ON OBJECTIVES, AND EVALUATING PERFORMANCE BASED ON THE PRODUCTION OF AN ANNUAL POLICY STATEMENT BY THE BRANCH, AND AN ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN AND FIVE-YEAR PLAN BY THE DEPARTMENT, HE ADDED.

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SIR DAVID SAID THE POLICY SECRETARY AND THE CONTROLLING OFFICER WOULD BE DELEGATED MORE FINANCIAL AUTHORITY TO MANAGE THEIR BUDGETS.

/HE ADDED