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THE

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1991

HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT YEARS, ON ITS TERMS BY THE PRESENTATIONS GIVEN

"HOWEVER, SHE SAID, "THE AGREEMENT ENGLISH AND CHINESE SINCE 1982 AND, OVER HAS TAKEN CAREFUL NOTE OF THE VIEWS EXPRESSED

THE PUBLIC, IN

MEDIA AND FOLLOWING FROM INTERESTED PARTIES, SUCH AS OMELCO AND THE CONSUMER COUNCIL.

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TO

LITTLE, IF ANY, ADVERSE COMMENT ON

HAVE

BREN "WHILE THERE HAS ELECTRICITY TARIFF LEVELS OR THE RELIABILITY OF SUPPLY, CONCERNS

OF BEEN EXPRESSED ON THE RATE

PERMITTED RETURN, ON. THE POTENTIAL EARN MORK SCOPE FOR THE COMPANIES TO OVER-BUILD CAPACITY IN ORDER TO

ON AND ON THE PROFIT

OF EFFECT

THE PRODUCTION

ENVIRONMENT."

ELECTRICITY

FULLY INTO EXTENSIVE

AND

TAKEN "THE SECRETARY SAID ALL THESE CONCERNS WERE ACCOUNT BY THE ADMINISTRATION DURING THE COURSE OF THE PROTRACTED NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE COMPANIES.

MRS CHAN STRESSED THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD SERIOUSLY TAKEN

VIEWS OF ACCOUNT THE

THE PUBLIC BEFORE REACHING AGREEMENT PRINCIPLE WITH THE COMPANIES.

INTO

IN

"IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARRANGEMENTS WHICH HAVE BEEN AGREED IN THE

GOVERNMENT INFORMED JLG, TO KEEP THE CHINESE

OF MAJOR FRANCHISES 1997, THE

SIDE CHINESE

HAVE BEEN WHICH EXTEND BEYOND

GIVEN AN IT IS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE NEW AGREEMENT BEFORE FINALISED," SHE ADDED.

CRITERIA OF AWARDING CONSULTANCY CONTRACTS EXPLAINED

A QUALITATIVE APPRAISAL AND ASSESSMENT IS MADE AS TO THE BIDDING FIRMS' CAPABILITIES AND SUITABILITY TO CARRY OUT THE SPECIFIC PROJECT WHEN THE GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS EMPLOYING A FIRM OF ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS, LOCAL OR OVERSEAS, TO CARRY OUT PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS, MR JAMES BLAKE, HIS WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON EDWARD HO IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

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THE

THE

NOTING THAT SUCH PROCEDURES ALSO APPLIED TO PROJECTS UNDER AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME, MR BLAKE SAID THE ASSESSMENT BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE BIDDER, TOOK INTO ACCOUNT ITS PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF PROJECT ENVISAGED, BOTH IN HONG KONG AND ELSEWHERE; ITS GENERAL PERFORMANCE RECORD, AND ITS CAPABILITIES FOR THE SIZE OF PROJECT ENVISAGED.

WELL

OTHER FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION INCLUDED THE STRENGTH OF THE BIDDER'S LOCAL PERSONNEL, AND IN PARTICULAR LOCAL PARTNERS, AS AS ITS EXPERIENCE WITH THE GOVERNMENT AS THE CLIENT, HE ADDED.

MR BLAKE EXPLAINED THAT OVERSEAS FIRMS WHICH WERE EMPLOYED TO CARRY OUT WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT WERE REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN, FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR ENGAGEMENT, AN OFFICE IN HONG KONG UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A PROJECT DIRECTOR WHO HAD TO HAVE SUFFICIENT AUTHORITY AND ADEQUATE QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF OF SUFFICIENT SIZE TO ENSURE PROGRESS TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE GOVERNMENT.

/HOWEVER, HE