Records Management and Administration Office (RMAO)
The Records Management
and Administration Office develops and oversees the
implementation of a comprehensive system to manage records
effectively and efficiently. It provides training, advisory
and records centre services to government bureaux and
departments, as well as administration services to all
the Government Records Service units.
Training and Advisory
Service
The Training and Advisory
Service provides training and advisory services to government
bureaux and departments to support their effective management
of government records and application of related policies,
guidelines and procedures.
The functions of the
Training and Advisory Service are to:
(a)
plan, develop and organize various
types of service-wide regular records management
training courses to assist different levels of
records management personnel to perform their
records management responsibilities more effectively
and efficiently;
(b)
organize ad hoc records management
training courses or seminars for government bureaux
and departments on a need basis;
(c)
conduct studies and provide advice
and recommendations on records management to government
bureaux and departments and render assistance
to them in implementing the recommendations.
Records Centre Service
The Records Centre
Service facilitates government bureaux and departments
to dispose of their inactive records and provides them
with centralized intermediate storage facilities for
their inactive records to achieve cost-effectiveness.
The functions of the Records Centre Service are to:
(a)
authorize records disposal schedules
for government records after consulting other
offices in GRS;
(b)
approve disposal of government
records, in consultation with other offices of
GRS where necessary; and
(c)
provide centralized intermediate
storage for inactive government records.
Records Centre
Records Centre Repository
Records Centre Repository
Administration Service
The Administration Service advises and collaborates with all units in the Government Records Service to provide effective administrative service in respect of:
