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Mr Gill said that departments were designing their home pages with their "customers" requirements and interests very much to the fore. The Government Supplies Department's home page contains up-to-date information about tenders. The Royal Observatory, which launched its home page on March 23, has quickly attracted users with its frequently updated weather information and forecasts. The Labour Department's home page has also included considerable information on relevant legislation and its labour relations activities.

Other departments which are making good use of the Internet include the Marine Department, whose page has won awards from Internet users for being the maritime site of the week, the Civil Service Branch, which advertises civil service vacancies, and the Census and Statistics Department, which provides users with up-to- date statistical information about Hong Kong.

Mr Gill accepts that it will take some time before all government departments and agencies have set up their own home pages. But he is pleased with the positive start made and confirmed that the Information Services Department would monitor Government sites so as to ensure that the material is kept up-to-date and that high standards of accuracy and presentation are maintained.

Members of the public who would like more information on what is at present available on the Government home page are welcome to send e-mail enquiries to

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AMS better equipped with electronics life-saving device

The paramedic role of the Auxiliary Medical Services (AMS) in serving the community has recently been given a welcome boost with the purchase of 12 sets of automated external defibrillators (AED), thanks to a $1.08 million donation from the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust.

AED, with a size slightly bigger than a portable computer, is an electronic life- saving device to provide first aid for people suffering from cardiac arrests.