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53.
A new promotion rank is being introduced, that of Supervisor of Typing Services giving
additional promotion opportunities to Stenographers and Personal Secretaries. In addition the number of promotion posts of Senior Personal Secretary is being doubled, from 39 to 78.
54.
In exchange for an immediate improvement
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which
in pay for some 2,000 officers in the Class, Government is obtaining greater productivity by the extension of pooling and sharing, by the elimination of surplus capacity, by making all ranks of the Class other than Senior Typists functional will mean that their future pay will match their responsibilities and by aligning academic and technical qualifications strictly to the needs of jobs.
55.
A sub-committee of the main Committee on the Secretarial Class made additional recommendations on training which will gradually bring about improvements in standards as more officers attend induction and specialist courses and follow the comprehensive set of "Guidance Notes" being issued to all officers.
56.
During
Government also welcomes the growth of interest on the part of members of the Secretarial Class in their relationships with Government. 1976 Units representing Typists, Shorthand Audio Typists, Personal Secretaries and Confidential Assistants were either constituted or reconstituted within the HKCCSA.
57.
Regular consultations are taking place with committee members of these Units. Furthermore, members of all Secretarial Class grades are serving on the various Departmental Consultative Committees within Departments.