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WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1992

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CRITERIA FOR EMPLOYING CONSULTANTS STRICTLY OBSERVED

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THE CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING WHETHER CONSULTANTS ARE TO BE EMPLOYED RECOGNISE THE NEED TO KEEP IN-HOUSE RESOURCES FULLY OCCUPIED AND TO MAINTAIN A REASONABLE LEVEL OF TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE WITHIN GOVERNMENT.

IN

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

UNDERTAKE THE LENGTH OF THE

WORK IN ASSIGNMENT

MR BLAKE SAID THE CRITERIA WERE WHETHER THERE WERE QUALIFIED STAFF WITH THE REQUISITE SKILLS AVAILABLE TO THE CIVIL SERVICE AND IF NOT, WHETHER THE JUSTIFIED THE RECRUITMENT OR TRAINING OF STAFF,

EXPENDITURE STRICTLY

OF

то NEED

HE SAID OFFICERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE APPROVAL

OF THE AND APPOINTMENT OF CONSULTANTS WERE AWARE OBSERVE THE CRITERIA.

THE SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF

TO THE PROJECTS ARE SUBJECT

TREASURY WHO IS ADVISED BY THE

APPROVAL CENTRAL

(CCSB) FOR GENERAL CONSULTANCY STUDIES.

CONSULTANTS FOR INDIVIDUAL OF THE SECRETARY FOR THE CONSULTANTS SELECTION BOARD

APPROVAL WOULD ONLY BE GIVEN IF A DIRECTOR COULD DEMONSTRATE

CLEAR

EMPLOY IN HIS WRITTEN SUBMISSION THAT THERE WAS A

NEED TO

A

CONSULTANT HAVING

INTO ACCOUNT IN-HOUSE RESOURCES AND THE NATURE OF THE TASK ITSELF, THE SECRETARY SAID.

TAKEN

THE SUPPORT

ALSO, HE HAS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THE PROPOSAL HAS OF THE RELEVANT POLICY BRANCH, AND NO OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT THE RESOURCES TO UNDERTAKE THE WORK.

APPOINTMENT DELEGATED

HAS

OF

TO THE

AUTHORITY TO APPROVE THE SELECTION AND ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTANTS HAS BEEN ENGINEERING AND ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS SELECTION BOARD (EACSB) AND THE ARCHITECTURAL

BOARD SELECTION

RESPECTIVELY.

AND

(AACSB)

ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS

THE NUMBER OF CONSULTANCIES COMMISSIONED SINCE APRIL THEIR COSTS ARE:

1990 AND

NO.

COST

HK$ MILLION

GENERAL CONSULTANCIES (CCSB)

43

269

ENGINEERING & ASSOCIATED CONSULTANCIES (EACSB)

:

131

2,155

ARCHITECTURAL & ASSOCIATED

CONSULTANCIES

(AACSB)

28

114

TOTAL:

202

2,538

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