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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1993

"WE HAVE

SUCCEEDED

INTRODUCING A NUMBER OF NEW AND CONTROL OF THE PROGRAMME,

HE RESTRUCTURED

THE SAID

IN MARCH BROUGHT

PERFORMANCE

BY

STRENGTHEN THE MONITORING

IN

UPLIFTING THE PWP MEASURES TO

++

HE SAID.

WHICH WAS

PUBLIC WORKS PROGRESS COMMITTEE

THIS YEAR AS A HIGH

BODY LEVEL

UNDER HIS

CHAIRMANSHIP

TOGETHER SECRETARIES FROM RELEVANT POLICY BRANCHES TO HIGHLIGHT AND TO DEAL WITH MAJOR PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME.

IN

THE MONITORING OF THE PWP IS BEING STRENGTHENED BY THE SETTING UP OF A PROJECT ACTION TEAM WITHIN THE WORKS BRANCH.

RESPONSIBLE FOR PROGRESS OF MAJOR PROJECTS, CONCERNED DEPARTMENTS

THE TEAM, HEADED BY A DIRECTORATE OFFICER, IS

ANY HIGHLIGHTING

DEVIATIONS IN THE AND DEVISING IN CONSULTATION WITH THE MEASURES TO ACHIEVE THE INTENDED PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES.

I

"AS

OF

ANNOUNCED BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY IN HIS BUDGET SPEECH

USE THIS

ACTION IS IN HAND TO REVIEW THE COST-EFFECTIVE YEAR, EXTERNAL RESOURCES ALONGSIDE THOSE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR PWP-RELATED PERFORMANCE.

FOR

COUNCIL OF

"CURRENT EXAMPLES ARE THE USE OF THE DESIGN-AND-BUILD THE NORTH DISTRICT HOSPITAL AND

то ENTRUSTMENT

THE

DEVELOPMENT

THE

то EXTENSION

THE HONG CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE.

METHOD TRADE

KONG

"DETAILED PROPOSALS WILL BE READY FOR SUBMISSION TO THE FINANCE

IN BOTH CASES, COMMITTEE,

WITHIN A MATTER OF

FROM MONTHS

THE ANNOUNCEMENT TO PROCEED WITH THESE TWO PROJECTS," MR BLAKE NOTED.

ANOTHER

IMPORTANT FEATURE

OF RECENT MONTHS HAS BEEN THE INTRODUCTION OF EARLY-IMPACT MEASURES, ORIGINATING AS RECOMMENDATIONS BY CONSULTANTS APPOINTED IN MAY

TO REVIEW PUBLIC WORKS PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES.

THIS YEAR

THE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE OUTLINED AT TODAY'S BRIEFING AND IT IS

ΤΟ THE FULL CONSULTANCY REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED

THE EXPECTED THAT SECRETARY FOR WORKS BY THE END OF JANUARY NEXT YEAR.

ALONGSIDE THESE MEASURES, THE CONSULTANTS HAVE ALSO ACHIEVED GOOD PROGRESS IN DEVELOPING

WORKS THE COMPUTER-BASED PUBLIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

IT IS INTENDED THAT THE SYSTEM WILL BE IN PLACE BY JANUARY

AN EXTENT THAT WILL

IT ENABLE

то NEXT YEAR TO

PROVIDE EFFECTIVE SUPPORT TO THE 1994 ANNUAL RESOURCE ALLOCATION EXERCISE.

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