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唯利是图,国家体育场的trade-off。国防部的trade-off。


明年的国庆大典可能无法花落新落成的国家体育场。体育场的业主在PPP公私合作模式下,在企业利益高高在上的经营模式下,很可能不能再像以前那样,让国防部任意的使用体育场,特价的使用体育场。

这是一个trade-off,也是行动党政府喜欢的,鼓励的营运模式。政府的运作讲究效率,而在自由竞争的经济环境里,以利益为前提,每样计算,如何使用体育场,当然要以价格来衡量。Trade-off是一个利益的权衡,效率竞争的取舍,如果自己付不起高价,而别人又付得起,那自然就是价高者得了。

基于这样的考虑,体育场不是国家资产(在PPP期限内),而是投资者,营运者把营业利益作为第一选择。营运总裁必须向投资者确保盈利,高回报,这是他的工作表现的指标。因此,国防部的特价,随意使用体育场,就必须受到限制。

或许,国防部诸公以为可以向过去那样,根本不需要考虑‘商业利益,唯利是图’的体育场营业模式。他们根本没有想到体育场的使用是一个trade-off。要使用,就要付出。体育场的营运者和营运总裁,不是慈善机构,不是国营公司。他们要计算成本,考虑盈利,追求回报,争取最大的利益。

PPP模式,或者类似PPP模式的企业运营,不是现在的体育场才有。地铁和巴士就是一个例子。最近由英国公司标得的巴士外包经营方式,也是一种PPP。国家的资产由私人来经营。他们在经营的过程要讲求效率,回报,盈利等等。。他们也要投入资金,培训员工,负责维护国家资产。

但是,过去地铁和巴士的经营模式,似乎出现问题。他们考虑回报高于维护国家资产,难怪许文远会说,一旦出现严重问题,政府准备接手地铁。目前两家地铁和巴士业者和政府的关系密切,出现问题由政府来买单,并不出奇。

不久,在巴士方面,将出现两家英国的外包公司。和体育场营运者一样,一旦地铁发生问题,需要巴士连接地铁站的工作,这些服务都不可能特价优待,甚至优先处理,他们必须考虑本身的营业范围和商业利益。当然,如果地铁频频发生问题,对这两家公司来说,说不定能够发一笔横财,因为特别和急需的额外巴士服务,在唯利是图下是要付出高价的。

看来,国防部不但要面对trade-off的问题,效率的trade-off也是一个问题。当体育场已经进入一个商业营业模式,国防部在效率上是否也应该跟进。为什么45天的免费使用期还不够,一定要和以前一样,要求多35天的使用期?这样一来,生产力的水平仍然停留在过去,难怪,新加坡生产力一直无法提高,效率跟不上‘唯利是图’的商业模式。

国防部作为财政预算的最大部门,又有先进的电脑和人才,应该带头为新加坡的效率和生产力尽一份力,而不是抱着过去的思维,只要办好国庆庆典,就可以升官发财,其他都是次要的行为准则。是时候考虑trade-off了。

【据《海峡时报》报道,国防部可按现行协议免费使用体育场45天,但由于这不足以让主办单位完成庆典准备工作,国防部因此要求体育城再拨出35天,但所需的场地经费将高达2600万元,这包括关闭体育场停车场和水上运动中心的费用。报道指出,经磋商,这笔费用已减少至1000万元。】www.zoabao.com.sg

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