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33.

The Director of Accounting Services has recommended that

the Secretary for the Civil Service should clarify and codify the

arrangements to be adopted to average emoluments when restructuring

takes place. The Civil Service Branch is formulating policy guidelines

to be applied in these cases.

34. The Secretary for the Civil Service has confirmed that the

whole question of no-pay leave will be reviewed. In this context, the

points raised by the Director of Audit, regarding the effect of periods

of no-pay leave in relation to pension computations, will be fully

considered.

Paragraphs 50-51: Head 57 - Printing Department,

Subhead 008 Stores and equipment

35. Since the audit survey, the rate of consumption of this category of

paper has accelerated considerably, and it is anticipated that the stock

in question may be exhausted in four years and will certainly be

consumed within six years. Efforts are being made to sort out sheets

of the correct quality for bulk printing requirements in an attempt to

further shorten the period of consumption. Action is also being taken

to tighten up administrative and operational procedures involved in

the purchase of paper.

36. In order to take advantage of cash discounts, the special

conditions of contract relating to terms of payment have now been

suitably amended.

Paragraphs 52-54: Head 62 - Public Works Department: Building

Development, Architectural Office - Maintenance

Works

37. The interface between the system for the maintenance of

buildings and the system operated by the Government Supplies

Department will be examined in the feasibility study on stage III of the Government Supplies Department's computerised system. The

inclusion in the system of minor maintenance term contracts so as to

cover the whole range of maintenance works will be examined as part

of any refinements to the system that may be necessary in the future.

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