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1. Files destroyed without approval, former official says

   Posted Dec 12th 2010, 12:00am by Sherry Lee

   ... office since the 1997 handover for fear of the public viewing them. The Records Management Manual, which came into effect in 2001, states that any destruction of records has to be endorsed ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/733175/files-destroyed-without-approval-former-official-says
2. Records go into black hole instead of archives

   Posted Jun 14th 2010, 12:00am by Gary Cheung

   ... will be transferred to the Public Records Office of the GRS as archival records for preservation,' the spokesman said. 'Since 1997 these three offices have not transferred records to the GRS because ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/717097/records-go-black-hole-instead-archives
3. News - Hong Kong

   'Terrifying' 4 million government records dumped in 6 months

   Posted Jan 24th 2013, 12:00am by Joyce Ng

   ... News Hong Kong Government Records Government Records Office Joyce Ng joyce.ng@scmp.com The government has in the past six months dumped records equivalent to 55 times the height of the Two ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1134658/terrifying-4-million-government-records-dumped-6-months
4. Mainland visa restrictions on foreigners in HK to be lifted

   Posted Sep 22nd 2008, 12:00am by Dennis Eng

   ... Public Records Visas Dennis Eng Mainland visa restrictions imposed on foreigners in Hong Kong during the Beijing Olympics last month will be lifted from October 16, travel agents say. The long-awaited move will be a relief to many of the city's foreign businesspeople and tourists, who have been burdened with extra red tape over the past six months as the mainland increased security ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/653554/mainland-visa-restrictions-foreigners-hk-be-lifted
5. Letters

   Posted Dec 21st 2003, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Public Records Visas Linguistics Visa mystery I refer to your article headlined 'Work visa denied to hockey coach' (December 13) regarding the denial of a work visa by the director of immigration to a reputable and talented Pakistani hockey coach. The sponsor expressed concern that the refusal letter gave the grounds as being that he lacked a special skill, knowledge ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/438839/letters
6. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   Good governance depends on well-kept records

   Posted Feb 22nd 2013, 12:00am by YAN-YAN YIP

   ... Public records management is probably one of them. Today, the government relies on its administrative guidelines to ensure "proper" public records management within bureaus ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1155552/good-governance-depends-well-kept-records
7. Visas and other woes

   Posted Feb 28th 2012, 12:00am

   ... Travel Travel Public Records Passport Visas Rob Lilwall healthpost@scmp.com Over the past month, my expedition partner, Leon McCarron, and I have made fast progress south along ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/993852/visas-and-other-woes
8. News - World - UNITED STATES

   Associated Press says US government seized journalists’ phone records

   Posted May 14th 2013, 07:59pm by Reuters

   ... on the agency’s website, said the AP was informed last Friday that the Justice Department gathered records for more than 20 phone lines assigned to the news agency and its reporters. “There can ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1237714/associated-press-says-us-government-seized-journalists-phone-records
9. Business - Comment - LAI SEE

   Why is the government destroying so many documents?

   Posted Jan 25th 2013, 12:00am by Howard Winn

   ... of records transferred to the public records office for preservation has declined from an annual average of 500,000 items between 2003 and 2007 to 50,000 in 2008. The number of items dropped by 44 ... new --> caractacus Jan 25th 2013 5:56pm Destruction of evidence? new --> chaz_hen Jan 25th 2013 12:36pm regarding the records fiasco: Hong Kong...slowly sliding down into the abyss as a third world milk powder market. But hey, you have super fast internet, right?? ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/article/1135429/why-government-destroying-so-many-documents
10. Keep the trust

    Posted Dec 07th 2010, 12:00am by Peter Kammerer

    ... as with understanding between a couple in a love relationship, is rooted in trust and confidence. That requires being accountable for actions. Most governments realise that full public access to records ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/732657/keep-trust

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