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| GENERAL
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2000/01 has been another successful year for the Electrical and Mechanical
Services Trading Fund (EMSTF). Our financial targets were more than
achieved, productivity further enhanced, our quality programme making
good progress, but most importantly, our clients have continued to
enjoy a wide range of reliable, customer-focused and value-added services.
2000/01 has been a year of continuous evolution and improvement. " |
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CONTINUOUS EVOLUTION AND IMPROVEMENT
We are pleased to report that during 2000/01, the EMSTF
recorded another year of positive business results. Despite phase
two of the "untying" which began in August 2000 whereby
a further nine customers representing about 25 per cent of our business
volume were given the choice to use alternative E&M service suppliers,
business growth has far outweighed the limited amount of business
lost to competitors. The fiscal year ended with a turnover of $3,171
million (1999/2000: $3,060 million), and a healthy 15 per cent return
on revenue.
Productivity also saw 2.5 per cent growth during the year. Since the
establishment of the EMSTF in 1996, we
have recorded 20 per cent cumulative productivity improvement, which
has been directly passed back onto
clients in the form of reduced prices and value-added services.
During the year, our seven business units have again recorded outstanding
performance. They have successfully taken over a variety of new venues,
renewed major contracts or won new business via competitive tenders,
and
at the same time secured major long-term service agreements ranging
from three to six years with some of our customer departments. Our
corporate services team, in collaboration with the business unit managers,
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also achieved a great deal in many areas of internal improvement including
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GLOBAL CHALLENGE
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The EMSTF is now in its fifth year, a relatively short period of time
compared to the department's 53 years of history. EMSD has come a
long way in half a century. In that time, the scale and scope of our
activities have evolved and expanded but we believe our fundamental
goals remain the same. To serve our clients and the community of Hong
Kong well, we are committed to keeping up with the latest developments,
trends and technology to ensure our community's safety in the areas
of electrical and mechanical engineering, while also contributing
to Hong Kong's well-being as a world class city with world class engineering
services.
This may sound ambitious but as with any quality conscious and customer-oriented
organisation, we cannot afford to lag behind in this fast changing
world. We must also benchmark ourselves against the best organisations
and the best worldwide practices. We have to be aware of new trends
and developments to
ensure that our systems and processes are capable of harnessing the
latest technology, and to translate
them into innovative solutions and relevant services for the best
interests of customers and the public.
Hong Kong is part of the global economy and is more exposed than ever
before to the forces of change and competition. Constant vigilance,
innovation, enterprise and a sense of urgency are essential if the
EMSTF is
to chart a course for long-term success and excellence.
This cannot be achieved by a few senior managers. We must work hard
to empower staff at all levels to
recognise that it is essential to move forward in order to survive
and compete in an increasingly demanding environment.
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FIVE YEARS OF EMSTF
: NEW MISSION
During the past five years, the EMSTF has devoted its energy
to building the foundations on which to move forward. This foundation
has many components - our productivity improvements, regionalisation
and restructuring, work process streamlining, market research
and marketing programmes, IT enhancements, training, customer
service enhancements, one-stop integrated services, certification
work of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and Total Quality Management
initiatives, cultural change and communication programmes -
all these are part of our strategic plan to make EMSTF a more
customer-focused organisation equipped with effective systems
and processes whilst maintaining the openness and agility necessary
for the organisation to move with a fast changing world.
One of the milestones during the year was the introduction of
EMSTF's new vision, mission and values. Building on our previous
mission for quality and reliability, our new philosophy takes
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customer-focused and service driven organisation.
In addition to providing the reliable and cost-effective
services called for in the past, we now seek to create a better
quality of life for our customers and our
community through total engineering solutions and service excellence.
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CHALLENGES AHEAD |
A review will not be complete without some discussion of the
challenges ahead, and the strategies to overcome them. As with
any customer-driven service organisation, the challenge for
EMSTF is to consistently motivate staff, and to constantly satisfy
and exceed customer expectations for more and better services
with less resources. As a government department, our additional
challenge is to ensure that the community does enjoy a better
quality of life as a result of our engineering services.
Elsewhere in this report our colleagues have outlined their
strategies on a business and operational level to manage these challenges. On a corporate
level, I believe the answer lies in building our organisational
capabilities and strengths, and in nurturing strong brand loyalty
among our customers.
In this day and age, our operating environment changes fast.
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changes but also the continuity to create increasing
value over time. It is no coincidence that our new vision
is to be the "most preferred E&M service provider in
Hong Kong. " To be the "most preferred" means
to be the most sought after in every aspect of what customers
want. This is a tall order, one that calls for our utmost focused
efforts over the next few years to continuously enhance our
organisational strengths and capabilities.
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GROWING
WITH HONG KONG
The EMSTF is privileged in that as long as Hong Kong continues to
be a vibrant city, there will always be
demand for the kind of services we provide. Where Hong Kong grows
and prospers, we also stand to grow
and prosper. Infrastructural developments, new government facilities
and new technologies will offer new
niches and opportunities for our growth. Our technological capabilities
to identify for clients untapped service areas that they were not
aware of before - such as indoor air quality and energy management
- can also
create new service categories to the benefit of customers, the community
and the environment. We look
forward to playing an important role in Hong Kong's future development
in this direction.
VOTE OF THANKS
On behalf of the Executive Board of the EMSTF, I would like to express
our sincere thanks to all our colleagues
for their commitment and hard work, and to our customers for their
support and patronage. I would also like to specially thank Mr C T
Leung, the previous General Manager for the EMSTF. Mr Leung's leadership
and
dedication was the driving force behind many of our milestone achievements
in the past year. Together with all our colleagues, we shall build
on the solid foundations established by our predecessors and continue
the
quest for excellence.
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