Finance, Administration and Planning
Finance
Wing
For
the financial year ending March 31, 2001, the total expenditure of the
Force is estimated to be $11.997 billion ¡X amounting to about six per
cent of the Government's total budget for 2000/2001. Salaries and
allowances account for about $10.529 billion, with the remaining $1.468
billion covering departmental expenses and capital items. Fines, penalties
and other fees and charges are expected to produce about $505 million in
revenue.
Administration
Wing
Civilian
Administration
For
the performance of duties which do not require the exercise of
constabulary powers, the Force employs about 6 000 civilians, or about 17
per cent of the total establishment. They are deployed throughout the
Force to provide administrative, secretarial and technical support
services to police operations.
Administrative initiatives ¡X In line with the Enhanced
Productivity Programme, a Voluntary Retirement (VR) Scheme was introduced
service-wide in July 2000 to enable surplus staff identified in 59
designated civil service grades to retire from the service voluntarily
with retirement benefits and compensation. Up to the end of 2000, the
Force approved 618 civilian applications for retirement over a phased
period, mostly within 2001.
Other measures taken to improve cost efficiency included the first phases
of programmes to contract out cleansing of Force premises, towing and
translation services.
Civilian Staff Consultative Committees ¡X Staff
representatives of the eight committees attended 33 meetings during the
year when their views on various matters concerning civilian staff were
raised and discussed with the Force management.
Establishment and Civilian Staff Relations Division ¡X
maintained close liaison with civilian staff through regular meetings with
individual staff associations and goodwill visits to all formations.
Police Museum ¡X the former Wan Chai Gap Police Station
continued to be popular with local residents and tourists, attracting more
than 75 000 visitors during the year.
Planning
and Development Branch
To
meet the demands of a burgeoning population set to increase from the
current 6.8 million to 8.9 million within 15 years, the Force must
constantly review future manpower needs and deployment of resources.
Research indicates the biggest growth areas will be in the northern New
Territories, particularly around Yuen Long and Sheung Shui.
Rather than continue to add District and Divisional police stations to
serve the growing population, the Planning and Development Branch is
reviewing the boundary alignments between the two New Territories Regions
with a view to achieving more equal distribution of resources. The
ultimate goal is to provide a better level of service to the community at
a lower cost.
Funding for the construction of a new Police Headquarters complex cum Wan
Chai District and Divisional Police Station on the former May House site
was approved in April 2000 and construction work started in November. The
state-of-the-art building, due for completion in 2004, will employ the
latest technology in facilities and building design, providing a working
environment that can match the challenges in the new millennium.
The
Station Improvement Project is continuing to bring about significant
changes and improvements to the public areas of police stations. By the
end of 2000, work was progressing well in 36 stations with a further 20
due to be improved by June 2002. Many design innovations have been
incorporated to focus services in one area. Together with procedural
improvements, the project's objective of providing a user-friendlier
environment has been achieved, while at the same time reinforcing the
positive, efficient and caring image of the Force.
Planning for the construction of new regional headquarters cum operation
base complexes for Kowloon East and New Territories South Regions is
advancing well. The two facilities will provide modern accommodation for
officers presently working in regional headquarters as well as those in
operational bases such as Traffic, EU and PTU. Bringing the regional
headquarters and operational units under one roof will enhance their
efficiency in terms of command, co-ordination as well as deployment. In
addition, the Kowloon West Regional Headquarters project will also
incorporate a new Tai Kok Tsui Division and Mong Kok District Headquarters
to police the increasing demand for our services in the developing Kowloon
West reclamation area.
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