FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1993
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WE PROPOSE TO AMEND THIS SECTION OF LAW SO REMOVE THE AMBIGUITY, MR CHAN ADDED.
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ON THE PROVISION OF SICKNESS ALLOWANCE, THE AMENDMENT BILL ALSO CONTAINED A PROPOSAL TO INCLUDE THE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY A REGISTERED DENTIST AS A VALID DOCUMENT FOR CLAIMING SICKNESS ALLOWANCE BY EMPLOYEES.
COMPUTER SYSTEM TO MONITOR PUBLIC WORKS
THE GOVERNMENT IS SETTING UP A COMPUTER-BASED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AS ONE OF THE MEASURES TO STRENGTHEN THE
PROGRESS OF PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.
OF
INFORMATION MONITORING
AN AGREEMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF SOFTWARE FOR THE SYSTEM WAS SIGNED TODAY (FRIDAY) BETWEEN THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS, MR JAMES BLAKE, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF A UK SOFTWARE SUPPLIER, PANORAMA SOFTWARE, MR ROBERT WEBSTER.
SPEAKING AFTER THE SIGNING CEREMONY, MR BLAKE SAID: "THE SYSTEM WILL ENABLE US TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS MORE EFFECTIVELY BY PROVIDING UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON A COMMON DATABASE TO MAJOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME.
"BY MONITORING PROJECTS THROUGH THIS SYSTEM, WE WILL BE ABLE TO DETECT ANY DEVIATION EITHER IN PROGRAMME SCHEDULE OR BUDGET AND TO TAKE EARLY CORRECTIVE ACTION AS AND WHEN NECESSARY,' HE SAID.
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THE PROTOTYPE SYSTEM WILL LINK UP ABOUT 50 MAJOR PARTICIPANTS IN THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE WORKS BRANCH, FINANCE BRANCH, THE WORKS DEPARTMENTS, LANDS DEPARTMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE PROTOTYPE OF THE SYSTEM WILL BE UP AND RUNNING BY THE END OF NEXT MONTH AND THE FULL SYSTEM WILL BE INTRODUCED PROGRESSIVELY NEXT YEAR.
THE SOFTWARE SUPPLIER WAS SELECTED AFTER AN EXTENSIVE EVALUATION OF THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS AND A STUDY OF SIMILAR SYSTEMS ADOPTED BY OVERSEAS ORGANISATIONS.
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TENDERS INVITED FOR ROUTE 3
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COUNTRY PARK SECTION
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THE GOVERNMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR
THE CONSTRUCTION
OF
APPROACH
ROUTE 3 COUNTRY PARK SECTION (TAI LAM TUNNEL AND YUEN LONG ROAD) UNDER A BOT (BUILD, OPERATE AND TRANSFER) FRANCHISE ARRANGEMENT.
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THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY LATE 1998, AND PROVIDE A NORTH-SOUTH DUAL THREE-LANE EXPRESSWAY CONNECTING TING AND AU TAU AS THE FINAL SECTION OF ROUTE 3 WHICH WILL EXTEND FROM HONG KONG ISLAND TO YUEN LONG,
THE NEW ROAD WILL RELIEVE CONGESTION ALONG TUEN MUN IMPROVE ROAD LINKS BETWEEN THE BORDER AND THE CONTAINER PORT.
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