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| As reported in the EPP 2000-01 Booklet, seven
bureaux/departments/agencies have either completed the 5% target in one go or are fairly
close to 5%. You may wonder what would happen after the 5% target is attained. We
encourage Controlling Officers to continue looking for greater productivity and
efficiency. So, let us reiterate that any productivity savings achieved over and above the
5% will be retained by the relevant bureaux/departments/agencies. Controlling Officers
will have the first call on their extra amounts of EPP savings and are free to redeploy
these savings to improve existing services or introduce new services that are in line with
their policy objectives. Bureau Secretaries who would like to redeploy these savings
within their group of departments are encouraged to discuss and agree with the relevant
Controlling Officers. We, of course, always welcome Controlling Officers to return their
extra savings to the centre! These will be allocated by Star Chamber to priority areas. Regardless how far you are from the 5% goal, we urge you to continue the EPP spirit: to do more, and do better, with less. The road to enhancing public sector productivity should never stop at 5%, as our EPP Logo is designed to mean (see EPP Newsletter Inaugural Issue) |
