Chief Executive Donald Tsang says civil servants should strengthen inter-departmental cooperation, and adopt proactive and innovative measures to improve service delivery.

In a short video shown at the Civil Service Outstanding Service Award Scheme's prize presentation tonight, Mr Tsang encouraged civil servants to continue to offer the best service with dedication and professionalism.

Officiating at the presentation, Secretary for the Civil Service Joseph Wong commended the winning teams for their excellent services.

The award scheme is an annual scheme organised by the Civil Service Bureau to promote a customer-oriented culture. The 2005 scheme attracted 137 entries from 45 departments.

Twenty-seven teams from 17 Government departments have won Team Awards. Eight departments have won Service Enhancement prizes while three departments won Best Public Image Awards. A list of winning teams is available here.