4. INITIAL PRESS COVERAGE FOCUSSED ON CRITICAL STATEMENTS BY THE CHINESE CIVIL SERVANTS ASSOCIATION AND THE SENIOR NON-EXPATRIATE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, TWO OF THE THREE ASSOCIATIONS
WHICH MAKE UP THE STAFF SIDE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE COUNCIL. THESE CRITICISED THE FACT THAT EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAD MADE NO CHANGES IN THE REPORT, IN PARTICULAR ON THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE. THE CCSA WILL HOLD AN EMERGENCY GENERAL MEETING ON 30 NOVEMBER TO CONSIDER THE IMPLICATIONS OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL'S REFUSAL TO MODIFY THE REPORT. THERE HAS BEEN MENTION OF STRIKE ACTION BUT IT IS PREMATURE TO DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS AT
THIS STAGE.
5. THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE WILL BE SEEING THE STAFF SIDE TOMORROW TO URGE THEM TO BE MODERATE AND TO SUPPORT THE COMMISSION BY PUTTING FORWARD CONSTRUCTIVE PROPOSALS FOR ENHANCING ITS AUTHORITY AND CREDIBILITY.
6. EDITORIALS HAVE TENDED TO URGE CIVIL SERVANTS NOT TO TAKE INDUSTRIAL ACTION BUT TO RESOLVE THEIR GRIEVANCES IN OTHER
WAYS.
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