| Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2010-11 |
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CONTROLLING OFFICER’S REPLY TO
INITIAL WRITTEN QUESTION
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CEDB(CIT)155
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Question Serial No.
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2939
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Head :
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96 Government Secretariat: Overseas Economic and Trade Offices
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Subhead (No. & title) :
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000 Operational expenses
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Programme :
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Controlling Officer :
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Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
(Commerce, Industry and Tourism)
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Director of Bureau :
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Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
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Question :
Please provide information on outsourced services (including property management, security, cleansing, telecommunications and information technology, statistics, etc., but excluding construction works) in the format set out below:
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2010-11
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2009-10
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2008-09
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2007-08
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Contents of outsourced service contracts
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Number of outsourced service contracts
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( )
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( )
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( )
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( )
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Value of outsourced service contracts
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( )
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( )
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( )
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( )
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Number of workers employed under outsourced service contracts
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( )
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( )
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( )
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( )
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Number of outsourced service contracts that can be replaced by employment of permanent staff by the Government
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Figures in ( ) denote year-on-year changes
Asked by : Hon. WONG Kwok-hing
Reply :
The overseas Economic and Trade Offices (ETOs) procure outsourced services:
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2010-11
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2009-10
(Note 1)
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2008-09
(Note 2)
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2007-08
(Note 3)
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Contents of outsourced service contracts
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To be confirmed
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office security
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office cleaning
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office maintenance
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PR services
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information technology
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artwork and design
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taxation and accounting
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legal advice
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office security
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office cleaning
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office maintenance
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PR services
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information technology
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artwork and design
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taxation and accounting
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legal advice
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Number of outsourced service contracts
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To be confirmed
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159
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161
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163
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Value of outsourced service contracts
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To be confirmed
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$17,398,000
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$16,568,000
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$14,371,000
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Number of workers employed under outsourced service contracts (Note 4)
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N/A
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Not available
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Not available
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Not available
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Number of outsourced service contracts that can be replaced by employment of permanent staff by the Government
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N/A
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No
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No
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No
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Note:
1. Position as at 28.2.2010.
2. Position as at 31.3.2009.
3. Position as at 31.3.2008.
4. The overseas ETOs do not specify in the contracts of outsourced services the number of workers to be employed under the contracts. We are therefore unable to provide the information requested.
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Signature
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Name in block letters
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MISS YVONNE CHOI
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Post Title
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Permanent Secretary for Commerce
and Economic Development
(Commerce, Industry and Tourism)
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Date
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18.3.2010
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