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FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1991

* A BLUEPRINT OF THE INFORMATION

CORPORATE DATA ARCHITECTURE APPLICATIONS;

SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE AND

IN SUPPORT OF THE STRATEGIC

PROFILES OF RESOURCES, CASH FLOW REQUIREMENTS AND BENEFITS;

* STRATEGIES

FOR

HARDWARE,

SOFTWARE,

COMMUNICATION

INFRASTRUCTURE BASED ON THE GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE;

"IT"

RELATED MANAGEMENT, STAFFING,

IMPLICATIONS; AND

AND

TRAINING

A PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, MONITORING AND REVIEW MECHANISM FOR THE STRATEGY PLAN.

"THE IRD STRATEGY STUDY UNDERLINES THE GOVERNMENT'S FIRM COMMITMENT IN MOVING AWAY FROM THE PROJECT-BY-PROJECT APPROACH TRADITIONALLY USED TO IMPLEMENT COMPUTERISATION AND REPLACING IT BY A STRATEGIC PLANNING APPROACH, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"

"IT IS ONE OF SIX SIMILAR STUDIES WHICH ARE SCHEDULED ΤΟ BE CONDUCTED FOR DEPARTMENTS DURING THIS FINANCIAL YEAR.

"THE CONDUCT OF THE STUDY WILL BE OVERSEEN BY A DEPARTMENTAL

COMMITTEE

INFORMATION SYSTEMS STRATEGY STEERING REPRESENTATIVES OF THE IRD, ITSD, AND THE FINANCE BRANCH.'

"

COMPRISING

ROAD WORKS TO RELIEVE MONG KOK TRAFFIC CONGESTION

*

FOR

THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS

CARRYING OUT TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND ROAD RECONSTRUCTION WORKS IN MONG KOK

KOK TO ALLEVIATE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN THE DISTRICT ESPECIALLY DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR STAGE 4 PHASE I PROJECT.

A TENDER NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY),

THE WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR STAGE 4 PHASE I PROJECT INVOLVES MAINLY THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-LANE SOUTHBOUND ELEVATED ROAD ALONG TONG MI ROAD AND FERRY STREET FROM THE END OF THE EXISTING STAGE 3 OF THE CORRIDOR AT TUNG CHAU STREET.

THE ELEVATED ROAD EXTENDS SOUTHWARDS AND ENDS AT A DOWN RAMP TO FERRY STREET NEAR SOY STREET.

CONSTRUCTION IS SCHEDULED TO COMMENCE IN MAY NEXT YEAR AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 30 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

TO COPE WITH THE ANTICIPATED

ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC PRESSURE to BE CAUSED BY THE WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR STAGE 4 PHASE I PROJECT, THE WORKS MENTIONED IN THE TENDER NOTICE WILL START THIS NOVEMBER AND BE COMPLETED IN A YEAR'S TIME.

/THE WORKS