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MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1993

MRS FOR TOLD MEMBERS THAT STARTING FROM TODAY (MONDAY), EMPLOYERS WHO ARE GRANTED PERMISSION TO IMPORT WORKERS UNDER THE SPECIAL SCHEME SHOULD PAY A LEVY IN A LUMP SUM BASED ON A RATE OF $400 A MONTH PER IMPORTED WORKER MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF MONTHS COVERED

IN THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT.

REVENUE GENERATED FROM THE LEVY SHOULD BE USED FOR AUGMENTING UNDER THE THE PROVISION OF TRAINING OR RETRAINING FOR LOCAL WORKERS STATUTORY EMPLOYEES RETRAINING SCHEME.

ASD STRIVES TO ACHIEVE INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT STANDARD

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THE DIRECTOR OF ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, MR PAUL CORSER, SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT HIS DEPARTMENT WAS ACTIVE LAST YEAR IN IDENTIFYING POSSIBLE SAVINGS AND IN IMPLEMENTING SYSTEMS THAT WOULD HELP IN ACHIEVING VALUE FOR MONEY AND IMPROVE PERFORMANCES.

IN A MEET-THE-MEDIA SESSION, MR CORSER SAID THESE INCLUDED:

COMPUTERISATION PROGRAMME;

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STAFF RESOURCES PLANNING SYSTEM (SRPS);

ESTIMATING BY RISK ANALYSIS (ERA);

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION; AND

THE PROPOSED INTRODUCTION OF A QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ΤΟ THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD OF ISO 9001.

"THE DEPARTMENT HAS TAKEN THE INITIATIVE WITHIN WORKS BRANCH TO DECLARE A COMMITMENT TO OBTAINING CERTIFICATION UNDER ISO 9001, THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD FOR QUALITY ASSURED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, WITHIN TWO YEARS, HE SAID.

**THIS WILL PROVIDE A BETTER SERVICE TO CLIENTS, IMPROVE VALUE FOR MONEY FOR ALL ASPECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S OPERATIONS, IMPROVE CONTRACTOR'S AND CONSULTANT'S SERVICES AND LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST IT WILL IMPROVE STAFF JOB SATISFACTION AND MORALE, HE ADDED.

ON THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S MAJOR PROJECTS UNDER WAY, THE DIRECTOR SAID THE LARGEST SINGLE PROJECT CURRENTLY BEING UNDERTAKEN WAS PHASE I OF THE CHEUNG SHA WAN WHOLESALE MARKET COMPLEX.

"THE MARKET HAS AN EXTREMELY FAST TRACK PROGRAMME BEING ON CRITICAL PATH OF THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION, MR CORSER SAID.

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HE SAID WORKS STARTED ON SITE IN APRIL 1992 AND THE MARKET WOULD BE COMPLETED AND READY FOR OCCUPATION IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.

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