Human Resources
Except for the incompatibility of the local system, gbl has been faced with the problem of human resources. Owing to the under-development of both hardware and software engineering in china, the local server supporting service is so poor that when machines break down it is few days later before the engineers come. The technical know-how of the local engineers is also poor;gbl has assigned the technical experts in hong kong or other asian regions to work in china. Howevet,some local staff have also been trained to do some routine network administration work. Further to the gradual reformation of the financial sector in china,gbl can foresee that information technology will become a major subject in the universities and more expertise will be available.