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19. Miss So said that within the uovernment stance, there were other graden which wore employing school leavero ... clerical officer.
&•E•, salary given to those grade was 1859 and she could not understand that for the $42, a further requirement of shorthand, and typing skill, they were also paid at the same point. She referred to what Fr. Linthwaite had said that 30 w.p.m. could be typed by two fingers but not 40 w.p.m. "She waited to point out it was not enay to obtain 50 m.p.m. and she was sure that the Official Dide knew about that too. It reared that the
100, Government could not rale up their mind whether they wanted a girl
with 5 subjects or 3 subjects. In so doing, the Government was contracting itself. The Staff Bide did not want to waste any more time on this point, They were not satisfied because the Covernment did not give any proper consideration to their evidence.
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Nr. Linthwaite said clerical officers were paid at 1855 based on 5 subjects. They worked on more academic field where stenographers operated machines. So the difference was that. and for at behem laude
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rs. X. Cheng said that the Government was Foing too obstinate in sticking to the Government fortula. In raising the skill of a SAT would surely improve the officiency but the Government only sticked, to tho. formula end said that the 3 su jects was ansuch. Therefore, Frn. Cheung said they had nothing morgto say on this point and they would await a fair current from the other parties.
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Mr. H. Cheme said, that the Official Cide phould know very well what they meant by all channels. They still tried to get a settlement no watter locally or overseas wherever, it was possible for them to lodge their complaints.
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Fier V. 30 referred to the polit pede earlier that (overnment wanted to retain the requirement of shorthand speed of 110 p.m. for shorthand Audio, Typist to promote to Porconal Secretary. The Official Side said pr it was not possible to accept the proposal of changing the 110,v.p.m. 3. During the restructuring period, the Civil Service Branch inued a circular saying that PSI be promoted to Senior Fersonal Secretary with a shorthand speed of 100 w.p.. would do. They could not understand why the Government fixed the requirement for Shorthand Audio Typist te Forgonal Secretary co 110 w.p.. and they were of the opinion that that was disorjaination against the Shorthand Audio Typist grade.
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27. Frs. H. Cheung supplemented here. It was no need for the Government to explain became of the fact shora. A circular, had been issued and there were Perconal Secretary I who had been promoted to fenier Personal Secretary under such a requirement and what they could net understand was why the Shorthand/Audio Typists were being discriminating as they had to pass the requirement of 110 w.p.me
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