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Secretary for Education and Manpower: No, Sir, there has not
been unanimity of views. I was not intending to suggest there
had been.
Mr. DESMOND LEE (in Cantonese): Sir, could I ask whether
there had been any cases of employees in the past who because
they were afraid of losing the particular protection under
the Ordinance, had refused a raise in salary exceeding $11,500 ?
Secretary for Education and Manpower:
Sir, I have heard
I am
this idea mentioned in conversation as a possibility.
not aware of there being any actual cases.
Mr. TAM (in Cantonese): Sir, in 1974, 1979 and 1981
respectively, the Ordinance has been amended to raise the
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wage ceiling and on those occasions Government officials had
repeatedly mentioned that they were considering doing away with
the wage ceiling altogether.
That particular attitude
when compared with the reply in front of this Council now
would seem that this particular reply is not positive enough.
Is there any explanation for this change in attitude ?
Secretary for Education and Manpower: Sir, I cannot speak for
my predecessors. As far as I am concerned, I would tend to
be guided by the views of the Labour Advisory Board.