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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1994

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"IT CAN ALSO ACHIEVE THE AIM OF ENHANCING GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO THE VIEWS AND NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.

HEADED DIRECTORS

ON THE SET UP OF H.A.D THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT WOULD BE

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DIRECTORS, THREE ASSISTANT BY A DIRECTOR WITH TWO DEPUTY

AND

THE

A

DEPARTMENTAL SECRETARY BASED IN HEADQUARTERS.

THE DIRECTOR WILL ASSUME THE OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF, THE DEPARTMENT AND WILL OVERSEE

OPERATIONS.

FOR,

ALL ITS

AND

THE

THE DEPART..ENT'S PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME, THE COLLECTION AND ASSESSMENT OF PUBIC OPINION ON ISSUES AFFECTING THE COMMUNITY, IMPLEMENTING LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS AND EXERCISING STATUTORY

RELATED FUNCTIONS

TO BUILDING MANAGEMENT AND HOTEL AND GUESTHOUSE SAFETY STANDARDS.

ADDITION

OF THE

TIME

DEPUTY

AS TO DUTIES OF THE TWO DEPUTY DIRECTORS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID IN

TO ASSISTING THE DEPARTMENT HEAD IN HIS DISCHARGE RANGE OF

SAME FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES, THEY WOULD AT RETAIN THE GEOGRAPHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES FORMERLY HELD BY THE

SECRETARIES REGIONAL

FOR OVERSEEING OPERATIONAL MATTERS WITHIN THE NINE URBAN AND NINE NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICTS RESPECTIVELY.

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THE DISTRICT LEVEL, THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE AT

DISTRICT

HEADED OFFICES

BY DISTRICT. OFFICERS WHOSE DUTIES WILL REMAIN ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AS AT PRESENT.

THEY WILL CONTINUE TO EXERCISE A HIGH DEGREE OF AUTONOMY IN MANAGING THEIR DISTRICT OFFICES AND DEALING WITH DISTRICT AFFAIRS.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID: "THROUGH THE RE-ORGANISATION OF WORK IN THE WHERE DISTRICT OFFICES, IT HAS BEEN POSSIBLE TO INTRODUCE A STRUCTURE THE DISTRICT OFFICER IS UNDERPINNED BY ONE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, EITHER AT SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER LEVEL, RESULTING IN MORE EFFICIENT DEPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER RESOURCES.

"THE STREAMLINING OF THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK WILL REDUCE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE BY MORE THAN $7 MILLION ANNUALLY," HE ADDED.

CS DRPARTS FOR LONDON

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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MRS ANSON CHAN, WILL DEPART FOR LONDON ON NOVEMBER 20

(SUNDAY) FOR A WEEK-LONG VISIT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. THIS IS MRS CHAN'S FIRST DUTY VISIT TO THE UK SINCE SHE BECAME CHIEF SECRETARY IN NOVEMBER 1993.

DURING HER VISIT, MRS CHAN WILL MEET THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, MR DOUGLAS HURD, AND THE MINISTER OF STATE WITH SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR HONG KONG, MR ALASTAIR TO DISCUSS MATTERS RELATING TO HONG KONG.

GOODLAD,

/MRS CHAN