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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1991

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ADVICE ON FLOOD PROOFING

BUILDINGS, FLOOD WARNING SIREN'S INSTALLATION AND WATER HYACINITH REMOVAL FROM RIVERS.

REPORTING OF MAJOR FLOODING EVENTS IN STUDY PERIOD.

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OF MATHEMATICAL MODELLING EXPERTISE ΤΟ GOVERNMENT STAFF.

FURTHER COMPUTERISATION OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT

THE

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GREENFIELD, AND SAVAGE, INAUGURATED THE RECORDS INFORMATION SYSTEM, THE IMMIGRATION HEADQUARTERS

ACTING DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, MR JOHN YEUNG, THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, DR C.C. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF IBM, MR ROBERT FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IMMIGRATION ACRONYMED IRIS, AT A CEREMONY HELD AT TODAY (MONDAY).

THE IRIS IS AN ON-LINE REAL-TIME SYSTEM RUNNING ON A MAINFRAME COMPUTER. IT HAS A NETWORK OF OVER 150 TERMINALS EXTENDING TO MORK THAN 20 LOCATIONS FOR DECENTRALISED DATA INPUT, ENQUIRY AND REPORTING FUNCTIONS.

SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, MR YEUNG SAID THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SYSTEM WAS ANOTHER MILESTONE ON THE WAY TOWARDS COMPUTERISATION. HE ALSO THANKED HIS STAFF AND ALL THOSE WHO HAD WORKED TOGETHER TO MAKE THE PROJECT A SUCCESS.

"WE WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE OPPORTUNITIES AND FEASIBILITY FURTHER COMPUTERISATION ΤΟ FURTHER IMPROVE EFFICIENCY EFFECTIVENESS.

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"AT PRESENT, A NUMBER OF AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEMS EMPLOYED TO PROCESS THE APPLICATIONS FOR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS, VISAS AND IDENTITY CARDS.

WE HOPE THAT THE EXTENT OF COMPUTERISATION IN SUCH AREAS COULD BE FURTHER ENHANCED SO AS TO PROVIDE A BETTER SERVICE ΤΟ THE PUBLIC. MR YEUNG SAID.

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MR YEUNG ADDED THAT PLANS ARE ALSO IN HAND TO EMPLOY OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY TO SPEED UP THE IMMIGRATION EXAMINATION OF PASSENGERS AT THE CONTROL POINTS.

"WE HOPE THAT BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, BETTER WAYS OF DOING OUR WORK CAN BE ACHIEVED,

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INFORMATION

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