Note :
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Conditions of service as listed in para. 7(1) of the 1968 Agreement between the Hong Kong Government and the Main Staff Associations
allowances
weekly hours of work
leave rates (for vacation, casual and sick leave) rent for quarters
house allowance
eligibility for housing
charges for medical and dental treatment
During January a start had been made in assembling a small Secretariat to serve the Commission, and on 17th January 1979 the announcement was also made of the appointment of
Mr. P.B. Williams, a former Commissioner for Labour, as
Secretary-General of the Standing Commission. Mr. N.W.H. Macleod served as Liaison Officer between ourselves and the Administration. Details of the Commission's members and its staff are given in Appendix A.
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The Commission held its first full meeting on Friday, 9th February 1979.
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