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MONDAY, MAY 9, 1994

"THE IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT IS TO PROVIDE FOR THE UPGRADING OF THE

OF EXISTING ESTATES. STANDARDS AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES

"EXPENDITURE FROM THIS ACCOUNT WILL BE DECIDED BY THE

AUTHORITY.

"THE WHOLE PACKAGE WILL BENEFIT BOTH EXISTING AND HOUSING TENANTS, HE SAID.

HOUSING

NEW PUBLIC

IS THAT THE THE $13.5

ANOTHER KEY PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS HOUSING AUTHORITY WOULD NO LONGER HAVE TO PAY INTEREST ON BILLION WHICH REPRESENTED THE GOVERNMENT'S CAPITALISED LOANS MADE THE AUTHORITY BEFORE 1988.

TO

BY THE

**WE ALSO PROPOSE THAT THE $12.8 BILLION CASH RECEIVED AUTHORITY SINCE 1988 BE REPAID TO GOVERNMENT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.

OPERATING THE CURRENT

"THESE PAYMENTS

THE WILL COME OUT OF

AUTHORITY'S SURPLUSES AND THE ANNUAL AMOUNT WILL BE NO HIGHER THAN LEVEL OF INTEREST PAYMENTS,

"THIS,

TOGETHER WITH THE WAIVING OF INTEREST ON THE $13.5 BILLION, WILL LEAVE THE AUTHORITY IN AN EVEN STRONGER POSITION IN FUTURE,' HE SAID.

MR

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THAT APART FROM

REMAINING FINANCIAL

THE BASIC PROPOSALS,

BETWEEN GOVERNMENT

THESE SAID TSANG PRINCIPLES OF THE CURRENT FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS AND THE AUTHORITY WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED,

"THESE PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN DRAWN UP AFTER WE HAVE LISTENED TO A DISTRICT BOARDS, WIDE SPECTRUM OF VIEWS INCLUDING MEMBERS OF LEGCO, THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND REPRESENTATIVES

" HE ADDED. OF VARIOUS HOUSING INTEREST GROUPS,

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HUMAN RESOURCE REVIEW IN THE CIVIL SERVICE

CIVIL

THE

THE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (HRM) REVIEW CARRIED OUT BY

BRANCH SERVICE

(CSB) LAST YEAR RECOMMENDED GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO TAKE A MORE INTEGRATED APPROACH IN MANPOWER PLANNING, PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT.

MORE

"AS A RESULT OF THE REVIEW, MORE OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES ARE NOW BEING DEVOLVED TO DEPARTMENTS, ENABLING THEM TO RESPOND QUICKLY TO SERVICE NEED," THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL MS LOLLY CHIU, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

SERVICE,

THAT

THEIR

SPEAKING AT A MEET-THE-MEDIA SESSION, MS CHIU POINTED OUT THE HRM REVIEW

MANAGEMENT WAS AIMED AT DEVELOPING A MORE DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT THROUGH WHICH STAFF COULD BE MOTIVATED TO MAXIMISE CONTRIBUTION TO THE CIVIL SERVICE.

/SHE SAID

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