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Supplementary to Question No. 2
Legco Sitting on 11.5.88
to
MR. SZETO (in Cantonese) : Sir, I am glad to know that the
Education Department has already withdrawn. the circulars
two days ago. And I am also glad
hear that the
Education Department will arrange meetings with the school
councils and the teachers' associations on 17 May.
However,
the two
circulars made the arrangements
immediately effective. HOW do we treat the period from
the time the circulars were issued to the time they were
withdrawn? If some schools have already signed contracts
with new teachers within this period or have calculated
the maternity leave according to the circular, will the
Education Department try to remedy the situation?
the director's attention
to
SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER : Sir, I will draw
this point and ask him to
consider it during this consultation period I refer to.
MR. SOHMEN The Secretary's answer seems to suggest that
the Codes of Aid do not comply with the Employment
question of maternity leave it is
Ordinance. On the
suggested that consultation is not
necessary because all
that is being done is to bring the Codes of
of Aid in line
with the law. On the other hand, on the question of
notice period, consultation
is now considered
necessary
even though the Codes of Aid will be brought to conform
with the law. Why is there a difference?