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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1992

CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT

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THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) AWARDED A HK$3.8 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEPARTMENT'S INFORMATION SYSTEMS STRATEGY.

THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY THE DIRECTOR OF LAURENCE M Y LEUNG, AND THE SENIOR PARTNER OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, MR DAVID JAMES HUMANN, AT A DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS.

IMMIGRATION, MR

PRICE WATERHOUSE CEREMONY AT

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AFTER SIGNING THE CONTRACT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE CONSULTANCY WOULD BEGIN IN EARLY NEXT MONTH AND BE COMPLETED IN JUNE NEXT YEAR. THERE WOULD BE THREE ANNUAL REVIEWS, EACH LASTS FOR ABOUT FOUR WEEKS.

HE SAID THE MAIN TASKS OF THE CONSULTANTS WERE то IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES OF IMPROVEMENT IN EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS, ΤΟ ADVISE ON THE REDESIGN OF THE WORK PROCESSES AND PRACTICES, AND TO PROPOSE IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH TO TIE IN WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW COMPUTER SYSTEMS UNDER THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS STRATEGY.

HE ALSO SAID THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE NEW COMPUTER SYSTEMS COUPLED WITH STREAMLINED WORK PROCEDURES WOULD SPEED UP PROCESSING TIME AND ENHANCE THE MANPOWER PRODUCTIVITY.

'IT WILL ENABLE US то FURTHER IMPROVE THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC AND ALSO TO ACHIEVE A STAFF SAVING OF NOT LESS THAN 600 POSTS.

"THIS IS IN LINE WITH THE DIRECTIVES GIVEN BY THE GOVERNOR IN HIS POLICY SPEECH REGARDING A MORE EFFICIENT CIVIL SERVICE AND PERFORMANCES PLEDGES BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS", THE

SPOKESMAN

ADDED.

CAMPAIGN TO ENHANCE FACTORY SAFETY

AN

EXTENSIVE ATTENTION

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) LAUNCHED FIRE AND CHEMICAL SAFETY CAMPAIGN TO AROUSE FACTORY OWNERS' TO THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING A SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT.

"THE TWO-MONTH CAMPAIGN IS AIMED AT BRINGING DOWN THE NUMBER OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS INVOLVING FIRE AND CHEMICALS, DEPUTY CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, MR KAN HON-SANG, SAID,

POORLY MANAGED

DURING THE CAMPAIGN, FACTORIES HOUSED IN BUILDINGS AND THOSE INVOLVING WORK PROCESSES WITH HIGH FIRE HAZARDS AND THE USE OF INFLAMMABLE SUBSTANCES WILL BE SELECTED FOR INSPECTION.

/"FACTORY INSPECTORS