THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG LIBRARIES This book was a gift from Dr. Kan Lai Bing
2! JiJL 2w" Page 1 Function Organization The Government is one of the largest users of Information Technology (IT) and is also the largest employer of IT professionals in Hong Kong. It is an established policy of the Government that full advantage should be taken of modern information technology. The Information Technology Services (ITSD) is responsible for the overall Government IT Programme. ITSD provides total IT services to departments, which include the development of information system strategies, services for the full system development cycle, iirplementation of approved IT programmes and processing of cases related to conputer equipment and software purchases. Some 70 Government departments and policy branches are served by ITSD directly. ITSD also provides similar IT services to some quasi-government organizations with prior service agreements. ITSD is responsible for the implementation of an IT infrastructure within the Government by introducing and maintaining a Government s Architecture; developing and enforcing IT standards and methodologies; and operating common conputer facilities for the shared use by Government departments. Mission To advise the Government on all policy matters related to the use of IT. To implement the Government's established policy that full advantage shall be taken of modern IT. <j* t *e.
Page 2 Organization Structure The department is headed by the Director of Information Technology Services and is organised in five main branches :- Director of Information Technology Services Branch A Branch Dl Branch D2 Branch M Branch T Schedule Branch A (Administration) is responsible for general administration and personnel matters, financial appraisal, quality assurance, career development, training and data preparation support. Branch D (al Services) 1 Branch D (al Services) 2 are responsible for the formulation of IT strategies, design, iicplementation, operation and subsequent system maintenance of computer projects for various Government departments. Branch M (Management Consultancy Services) is responsible for establishing the justification for computer projects, review of data-sharing and function-sharing, guidelines for the use of iidc^ocoitputers and management consultancy- Branch T (Technical Services) is responsible for the provision and coordination of government-wide technical services and activities, operation and bureau support, formulation of technical standards, the operation of two disaster recovery centres, data administration, privacy and data protection. Computing Services in Government s Officers of Analyst/Programmer, Conputer Operator and Data Processor grades are posted to a number of Government departments for the design, iitplementation, data entry, operation, technical support and subsequent system maintenance of computer projects.
Page 3 Prcxnrammes and Achievements List of Mai or Computer s in Government Computer Mai or Applications Information Technology Services ICL S39 L65 IBM 9021/500 UNISYS U6000/65 ICL S39 L60 HDS EX70 AS/400 Central bureau coitputer system for. engineering development. examination systems. inventory control. census & statistics. traffic index. pupil records school places allocation Central bureau coittputer system for. Land Registration of Land Registry. Vehicles and Drivers Licensing. Full Harmonized for Census & Statistics. Automated Communication Technical Information and Operation Network for the Architectural Services. Magistracy Case and Summons Management * Student Finance Scheme. Joint Selection Exercise for the Colleges of Education. Social Security Payment of Social Welfare. Computer Models for the Financing of Education Unix Bureau for engineering coitputing ICL Disaster Recovery Centre S/370 Disaster Recovery Centre Government Office Network
Page 4 Information Technology Services Census & Statistics City & New Territories Administration Computer DEC MICRO VAX 3400 WANG VS100 WANG VS7120 DEC VAX 6440 DEC VAX 8250 DEC MICRO VAX II DEC VAX 3800 WANG VS7010 DEC MICRO VAX 3100 Maior Applications Small s Development Centre Central bureau computer system for. registration of electors. central registry of disabled Social Welfare Payment Scheme 1991 Census Central Register of Establishment Survey of Employment, Vacancy and Payroll Coirputer Assisted Telephone Interviewing Road Notice Issuing Trade Verification Notice Issuing for non-lodgement Ocean Cargo Manifest Refund/Recovery of Trade Declaration Charges Trade Declaration on Diskettes Development Machine Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing Central Personnel Indexing Civil Aviation DEC VAX 4200 Companies HP 9000/827S Registry Customs & Excise IBM 9377 Electrical & Mechanical Services DEC MICRO VAX II Fire Services IBM 88 Civil Aviation Statistics Company Registration Customs Control Legislation Enforcement Second Generation Mobilizing
Government Flight Service Government Supplies Health Hong Kong Monetary Authority Housing Immigration Computer DEC MICRO VAX 3100 HP 3000 DEC MICRO VAX 2000 DEC VAX 6430 IBM 3090/180J IBM 3081/GX4 ICL 2966 HP 9000/855S DEC MICRO VAX 3400 IBM 3090 25T Major Applications Coirputerised Aircraft Maintenance and Parts Inventory Page 5 Procurement Management Drug Licensing Enhanced Prudential Supervision Integrated Financial Accounting Integrated for Housing Management Long Term Housing Strategy Computer Modelling Housing Application and Tenancies Management Information Commercial & Non-domestic MIS Home Ownership Scheme Computer Centralised Project (Construction/ Clearance/ Temporary Housing) Monitoring Performance Assessment Scoring Computer-aided Drafting and Design Structural Analysis Modelling Surface Maintenance Management Bills of Quantities Personnel and Training Information Materials Testing Laboratory Record Immigration Records Information Identity Card Information Travel Records and Immigration Control Enforcement
Page 6 Independent Commission Against Corruption Inland Revenue Intellectual Property Judiciary labour Computer DEC VAX 6430 DEC MICRO VAX 3400 DEC MICRO VAX 2000 x 2 IBM 9121-440 HP 9000/835SE DEC MICRO VAX 4000 DEC MICRO VAX II PC-based Client/ Server DEC MICRO VAX II DEC MICRO VAX 2000 Maior Applications Commission Against Corruption Information Task Force Information Integrated Tax Database Indexing/Case Processing Trade Marks and Service Marks Registration Juror Information and Selection Magistracy Case and Summons Management Employee Compensation Lands Legal Legal Aid Marine SUN Microsystems DEC MICRO VAX 2000 WANG VS5000 WANG VS7120 DEC MICRO VAX II ALTOS DEC MICRO VAX 3400 DEC VAX 8250 DEC MICRO VAX II UNISYS UNIX U6000/65 Land Information Valuation Information Litigation Support Bilingual Laws of Hong Kong Prosecution Management Work-in-Progress for Civil Division Civil Processing Information Vessel Traffic Management Shipping Registry Information Government Fleet Information Office of the DEC VAX 6310 Telecommunications Authority Enhanced Spectrum Management Official Receiver's Office Planning Post Office DEC MICRO VAX 3300 SUN Microsystems DEC MICRO VAX 2000 Official Receiver's Office Management Information Town Planning Information Airmail/Surface mail Information
Page 7 Printing Royal Hong Kong Police Force Computer DEC MICRO VAX II TANDEM ICL 3945 (dual node) IBM RT Network HP 9000/835/845 UNISYS U6000/65 McDonnell Douglas 18/600-18E Mai or Applications Inventory Control Enhanced Command & Control Replacement of Police Operational Nominal Index Computer Criminal Intelligence Cortputer Computer Assisted Fingerprint Identification Station Information Communal (Pilot) Central Licensing Major Incident Investigation & Disaster Support Security Branch DEC VAX 6210 Student Financial DEC MICRO VAX 3400 Assistance Agency Trade IBM 4381 P22 DEC MICRO VAX II DEC VAX 3800 Integrated Law & Order Statistical Student Travel Allowance Scheme Secondary Six Allocation Textile Export Control Certificate Information Strategic Commodities Classification & Licensing Treasury UNISYS U6000/65 ICL S39 L60 IBM 9221-170 Textiles Trader Registration Computerized Ledger accounting, Government personnel and payroll, cash receipt, rates, payment of creditors Water Billing & Information, Cash Receipting Network Control
Page 8 New Activities * Sales Valuation of Interim Assessment for the Rating and Valuation * Information Strategy Study for the Rating and Valuation * Information Strategy Study for the Legal Aid * Development and iirplementation of a Litigation Unit Management Information for the Legal Aid * Implementation of Information Strategy for the Legal * Computerization of Device Marks Registration * Development & irrplementation of Housing Information Strategy including Housing Strategies and Programmes Monitoring, Estate Management Database and Financial & Accoxonting Integrated * Re-development of the Vessel Traffic Management for the Marine * Iirpleraentation of Infontation Strategy for the Marine * Magistracy Case Processing for the Judiciary * Implementation of Information Strategy for the Judiciary * Census Networking for the Census & Statistics * Enhanced Command & Control Computer Phase II Development * Communal Information for the Royal Hong Kong Police Force * Police Data Communication Network Study * Insurance & Occupational Retirement for Office of the Commissioner of Insurance, Financial Services Branch * Civil Service Housing Benefits for the Civil Service Branch * Implementation of Information Strategy for the Information Services * implementation of Information Strategy in the Immigration * Pilot for Computerization of General Out-patients Clinics of of Health
Page 9 * Computerization of Document Index and Control Book for the Companies Registry * Public network access to the Land Registration of the Land Registry * The Computerized Land Registration for the New Territories * Implementation of Information Strategy for Inland Revenue * Computer for the Correctional Services Industries * Penal Record Information for the Correctional Services * Microcomputer for School Administration for the Education * Implementation of Information Strategy for the Education * Iitplementation of Speedpost Acceptance for the Post Office * Feasibility Study for a Track and Trace for the Post Office * Implementation of Trade Related EDI s (TEDIS) for Census & Statistics, Customs & Excise and Trade * Re-development of Textiles Export Control for the Trade * Iitplementation of Seizure Management and Inventory Control for Customs & Excise * Iirplementation of Social Security Payment for the Social Welfare
Page 10 TEE ANALYST/PROGRAMME GRADE Entry Qualifications for Analyst/Procprammer II Qualifications (A) A Hong Kong or British degree, or equivalent; OR Entry Pay $15,735 (MPS 18) (with degree in conputer science/ computer subjects) $14,270 (MPS 16) (with degree in subjects other than computer science/ computer subjects) (B) A higher diploma in computer subjects from $13,590 a Hong Kong polytechnic, or equivalent; OR (MPS 15) (C) (1) a higher diploma in subjects other than computer from a Hong Kong Polytechnic or a diploma from a registered post-secondary college issued after the date of its registration, or equivalent; or a diploma from a Hong Kong polytechnic, or equivalent; or a pass in two subjects at Advanced Level in the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination with three other subjects, including English Language (Syllabus B), at Grade C in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education, or equivalent; and (2) two years 1 relevant post-qualification experience in the computer field. $12,940 (MPS 14)
Page 11 Duties of Analyst/Programmer II (A) To prepare properly documented program from given program specifications and to write and compile coirputer programs. (B) To prepare program test data, test programs and complete program documentation. (C) To assist in system testing and user acceptance testing. (D) To prepare operations manuals and give presentations to the operations section. (E) To assist in systems design under the supervision of an Analyst/Programmer I. (F) To assist in the acceptance of computer equipment and the maintenance of operating systems and systems software. (G) To collect system performance statistics for the performance monitoring and tuning of the coirputer system. (H) To provide technical support and system programming services.
Page 12 Career Prospects for Analvst/Prooraitimer Grade Rank Director of Information Technology Services (BITS) Salary fas at 1.7.93) $111,200 (D5) No. of Posts (as at 1.7.93) Assistant Director of Information Technology Services (ADITS) $79,400 - $84,250 (D2) Chief s Manager (GSM) $66,800 - $70,950 (Dl) Senior s Manager (SSM) $52,050 - $59,965 (MPS 45-49) 26 s Manager (SM) $32,645 - $50,230 (MPS 34-44) 90 Analyst/Programmer I (A/P I) Analyst/Programmer II (A/P II) $25,090- $31,570 (MPS 28-33) (With omitted point at MPS 30) $15,735 - $23,965 (MPS 18-27) (With omitted points at MPS 20 and 24) (Entry pay depends on qualification) 220 196
Page 13 Training for Analyst/Prograinmer Grade Area of Training Trainina Facilities (A) Basic Training (A) In-service Training Computer concepts Prograinming languages Programming Techniques s analysis/design Project leading/management Induction programmes Job rotation On-the-job training Linear/ Interactive video courses In-house tailor-made programmes to meet professional as well as management training needs Corrpiter-based training Seminars (B) Refresher Training/ Technical Update (B) Overseas Training General development in the information technology field Academic/short training courses Visits/Working attachments to Government departments and related organizations (C) Specialist Training (C) Local Training Data Base Management Data Communication techniques Structured techniques and methodologies CASE tools Project related training Programming Central training courses organised by the Civil Service Training Centre Courses offered by local training institutes Visits/Working attachments to related government departments/organizations Conferences (D) Career Development Training Management training AcSministrative training Written/oral communication
Page 14 THE COMPUTER OPERATOR GRADE Entry Qualifications for Student Computer Operator Qualifications Entry Pay Grade E or above in 5 subjects, including $6,775 English Language (Syllabus B), in the Hong (IPS 5) Kong Certificate of Education, or equivalent. Entry Qualifications for Computer Operator II Qualifications (A) Grade E or above in 5 subjects, including $9,105 English Language (Syllabus B), in the Hong (MPS 8) Kong Certificate of Education, or equivalent; and (B) at least one year relevant experience in the control and operation of a conputer system or coitputer application, OR the provision of support services to terminal network users.
Page 15 Duties of Computer Operator II/Student Computer Operator I. Cornputer Operator II (A) To prepare jobs for cx>irputer processing. (B) To check the progress of jobs and output. (C) To monitor the functioning of peripherals. (D) To undertake cleaning and iraintenance of equipment and media. (E) To maintain proper records. (F) To assist in console operating. (G) To perform user support or help desk functions. (H) To operate ancillary machines. II- (I) To transport off-site back-ups. Student Computer Operator To be trained to perform the above duties. Note : Computer Operators required to work shifts and may be required to work on Sundays and Public Holidays. A Student Computer Operator should undergo training for a period of one year. On satisfactory completion of the one year training, a Student Computer Operator will be promoted to the Computer Operator II rank with a higher pay scale.
Page 16 Career Prospects for Computer Operator Grade Rank Coitputer Operation Manager (COM) Salary (as at 1.7.93) $32,645 - $40,960 (MPS 34-39) No. Of Posts (as at 1.7.931 Assistant Computer Operation Manager (AOQM) $26,275 - $31,570 (MPS 29-33) 22 Senior Computer Operator $18,205 - $25,090 (SOOp) (MPS 21-28) 63 Coinputer Operator I (CQpI) $14,270 - $17,340 (MPS 16-20) 151 Coinputer Operator II (COpII) $9,105 - $13,590 ) (MPS 8-15) ) (With omitted point ) at MPS 10) ) 200 Student Coinputer Operator $6,775 (StOOp) (TPS 5)
Area of Training (A) Basic Training Computer concepts Computer operating Computer operations management (B) Refresher Training/ Technical Update (C) General development in the computer operations Specialist Training Data Communications and Networks Microcoitputer Computer site preparation Automated operation (D) Career Development Training Administration and management Written/oral cx>ramunication Training for Computer Operator Grade Training Facilities (A) In-service Training Page 17 Orientation and induction course On-the-job training Computer-based training In-house tailor-made programmes Seminars Linear/Interactive video courses Job rotation (B) Overseas Training Visits/Working attachments to related Government departments/organizations (C) Local training Central training courses organised by the Civil Services Training Centre Courses offered by local training institutes Visits/Working attachments to related Government departments/ organizations
Page 18 THE DATA PROCESSOR GRADE Entry Qualifications for Data Processor Qualifications Entry Pay Completed Form IV, or equivalent $6,225 (MPS 2) Duties of Data Processor (A) Keyboard data entry, update and verification on (i) key-to-disc data entry workstations; (ii) Chinese character input terminals; (iii) on-line computer terminals; (iv) personal conputer; (v) optical character reader workstations. (B) Handling of source documents. (C) Recording of daily activities. Note : Data Processors may be required to work overtime/staggered hours.
Page 19 Career Prospects for Data Processor Grade Senior Data Preparation Supervisor (SDPS) Salary (as at 1.7.93) $14,990 - $18,205 (MPS 17-21) No. of Posts fas at 1.7.93) Data Preparation Supervisor (DPS) $12,940 - $14,270 (MPS 14-16) 35 Assistant Data Preparation Supervisor (ADPS) $10,930 - $12,315 (MPS 11-13) 30 Data Processor (DP) $6,225 - $10,930 (MPS 2-11) 388
Page 20 Training for Data Processor (A) (B) Basic Training Personal Coitputer basic training courses General concepts of Data Preparation Methods of Data Input Operation of equipment installed in various departments Qn~the-1ob Training Functional Modes Feature of Keyboard Use of Keys Sitting Posture Movement of Documents
Page 21 Application A. Vacancies are advertised in the South China Morning Post and Sing Tao Daily/Evening on Saturdays. B. If you are interested in joining the Information Technology field, please apply in accordance with the procedure set out in the advertisements. C. Generally, applications inust be made on Form G.F. 340 obtainable from District Offices of the City and New Territories Administration or offices of the Local Employment Services of the Labour. July 1993
P 004,023 C271 193 A Career in information technology with the Hong Kon Government Hong Kong : Government Printer, 1993* Date Due