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TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1992

MR WONG HAD BEEN A TEACHER, AN EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND A TRADE OFFICER. DURING THE EARLY YEARS OF HIS CAREER IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE, HE SERVED IN THE FORMER COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT, ECONOMIC SERVICES BRANCH, SECURITY BRANCH, THE FORMER SOCIAL SERVICES BRANCH AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE.

HE WAS DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE FROM 1988 AND DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER FROM 1989. THEN HE TOOK UP HIS PREVIOUS APPOINTMENT AS POSTMASTER AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY.

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1984 TO 1988

GENERAL

SUMMONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COMPUTERISED

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A NEW COMPUTERISED CASE AND SUMMONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CASEMAN) INSTALLED BY THE JUDICIARY TO IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT OF CASES IN MAGISTRACIES HAS COME INTO OPERATION ON JULY 1.

THE

THE BASIS OF THE SYSTEM IS A CENTRAL COMPUTER BASED ON THE MAIN COMPUTER OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

A SUB-SYSTEM, WHICH IS AT THE CORE OF CASEMAN AND KNOWN AS THE CENTRAL SUMMONS PROCESSING UNIT, IS LOCATED IN THE EASTERN LAW COURTS.

THE CENTRAL COMPUTER IS ACCESSED BY TERMINALS AT THE CENTRAL SUMMONS PROCESSING UNIT, ALL MAGISTRACIES AND MOST PROSECUTING DEPARTMENTS.

FOR EVERY OFFENCE, A STANDARD OFFENCE

AND CHINESE IS KEPT ON THE COMPUTER DATABASE.

DESCRIPTION IN ENGLISH

THE PROSECUTING DEPARTMENTS WILL KEY IN THE DETAILS, SUCH AS THE NAME, ADDRESS AND IDENTITY CARD NUMBER OF THE DEFENDANT, TIME AND PLACE OF THE OFFENCE, AND THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBER IN THE EVENT OF A TRAFFIC CASE WHEN APPLYING FOR THE ISSUE OF SUMMONS.

THE COMPUTER WILL THEN ALLOCATE A RETURN DAY FOR THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE DEFENDANT AT THE APPROPRIATE COURT, AND THE SUMMONS WILL BE PRINTED AND SERVED FROM THE CENTRAL SUMMONS PROCESSING UNIT.

DETAILS OF THE OUTCOME

AFTER THE HEARINGS,

ENTERED INTO THE COMPUTER.

WILL ALSO BE

JUDICIARY CAN

AT INDIVIDUAL

WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF CASEMAN, STAFF OF THE ELIMINATE THE LABORIOUS MANUAL PROCESSING OF SUMMONSES MAGISTRACIES AND TRACK DOWN OUTSTANDING FINES MORR QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY.

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