Efficiency Office

Article summary

Efficiency Office (EffO, ) is a government department under the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau of the Government of Hong Kong. It is a management consulting agency in the SAR government structure, providing suggestions of general consulting, resource management and information technology for different SAR government departments and agencies. The Office was founded in May 1992, previously known as the Efficiency Unit, as an agency under the Chief Secretary's Office (renamed as Chief Secretary for Administration's Office after the handover). On 1 April 2018, the Unit was reallocated under Innovation and Technology Bureau, later the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau, and renamed as the Efficiency Office.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 1992 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of establishment: 2001 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of establishment: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of establishment: 2006 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of foundation: 1992 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of foundation: 1993 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. publication date: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 2003 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1992". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of establishment is "2001". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of establishment is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of establishment is "2006". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of foundation is "1992". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of foundation is "1993". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the publication date is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "2003". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
11. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372518222