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FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1994

THAT HAVE LOST HEALTH AND

THERE ARE MANY AREAS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES NATURAL QUALITIES AND ALL THAT THEY OFFER TO HUMAN HAPPINESS, HE SAID.

THEIR

то START PUTTING "I'M GLAD TO SAY THAT ACTION IS UNDER WAY RIGHT THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY NEGLECT AND INDIFFERENCE, BUT THERE IS LOTS MORE FOR ALL OF US TO DO.

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GOVT ENDEAVOURS TO MEET RISING PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS

(FRIDAY) ASSURED THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MRS ANSON CHAN, TODAY

WAS DOING ITS BEST THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THAT THE ADMINISTRATION

PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS AND INCREASING TO RESPOND POSITIVELY TO RISING DEMANDS FOR GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY OF THE GOVERNMENT.

AT

BRIEFING HALF-YEARLY

FOR LEGCO

SHE

THE

DURING WHICH HER DISCUSSED WITH MEMBERS THE WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEGCO AND ADMINISTRATION AND AREAS FOR FURTHER IMPROVEMENT, MRS CHAN POINTED OUT

A MARKED THAT

PAST DECADE, THERE OVER

HAD BEEN WORKLOAD FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN TERMS OF LEGCO BUSINESS.

THE

INCREASE

IN

SHE SAID THE HOURS AS

CITING STATISTICS TO SUPPORT HER OBSERVATION, TOTAL TIME SPENT ON LEGCO SITTINGS IN 1993/94 WAS OVER 225 COMPARED WITH ONLY 64 HOURS AND 44 MINUTES IN 1983/84.

A TOTAL OF 594 QUESTIONS AND 815 SUPPLEMENTARIES WAS ASKED THIS YEAR AS AGAINST 180 QUESTIONS AND 295 SUPPLEMENTARIES 10 YEARS AGO.

THERE WERE 46 MOTION DEBATES IN 93/94 AS COMPARED THREE IN 83/84.

WITH ONLY

THE

то ARE

BEST TO RESPOND POSITIVELY DOING OUR CHALLENGE, AND ADAPT OUR STYLE OF WORK ACCORDINGLY," MRS CHAN SAID.

NEW

"WE

"THE ADMINISTRATION WISH TO MAINTAIN A CO-OPERATIVE PARTNERSHIP

HELP, WITH THE COUNCIL. WE THEREFORE WELCOME ANY MEASURES THAT WILL SHE ADDED.

"I

THE LEGCO

THAT MRS CHAN

PANEL SYSTEM COULD SUGGESTED RATIONALISED ΤΟ AVOID DUPLICATION OF WORK AND MAXIMISE THE USE RESOURCES.

BE

OF

SHE WAS PLEASED TO NOTE THAT MEMBERS CONSIDERING WAYS OF STREAMLINING THE SYSTEM.

WOULD

SHORTLY

BE

MRS CHAN WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE CONTINUED EFFORT BY MEMBERS SPEED UP THE PROCESS OF SCRUTINISING BILLS.

TO

THAT RECESS.

THE

WELCOMING A GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN THIS AREA THIS YEAR, SHE HOPED

THE DURING BILLS COMMITTEE WOULD CONTINUE TO WORK

SUMMER

SHE

WAS PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DELAY IN THE ORGANISED AND SERIOUS CRIMES BILL AFTER TWO YEARS OF DELIBERATION.

PROCESSING

/SHE HOPED