About 14,000 civil servants will take part in the biggest management forum ever organized by the Hong Kong government on challenges Hong Kong faces next week, a government press release said Friday.
The forum "A world-class government for Asia's world city" consists of eight separate half-day sessions between August 26 and29 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center.
The forum, organized by the Efficiency Unit under the Chief Secretary for Administration's Office, is designed to help civil servants gain a better understanding of how global competition impacts on Hong Kong, the challenges and opportunities facing the community, the impact that has on government and how all civil servants have a role to play in achieving Hong Kong's world city goals.
Head of the Efficiency Unit Colin Sankey noted, "The forum is acost effective way to give all staff involved an opportunity to examine the ways in which they can each help to improve value for money in the management and delivery of public services."
Sankey pointed out that after the management forum, Chief Secretary for Administration Donald Tsang would encourage all heads of departments to follow up the exercise by discussing with their staff any areas where work practices could be changed or improved. They would also be asked to draw up an action list of priority areas.
(Xinhua News Agency August 23, 2002)
