CONFIDENTIAL
HUD 243/5-
PA
110527
MDLIAN 0895
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1458
OF
190846Z APRIL 88
аб
HONG KONG TELNO 1398:
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R
Pl. place file which has relevant Exco paper for x) below.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
N
15/4
AT THE PART I MEETING ON 19 APRIL THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL
(A) ORDERED THAT AN OFFER OF A PAY ADJUSTMENT HASED ON THE
1987/88 PAY TREND INDICATORS SHOULD BE PUT TO THE CIVIL SERVICE
STAFF SIDE: THAT IF THE OFFER IF REJECTED AN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE
OF INQUIRY SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED TO REVIEW THE METHODOLOGY OF
THE PAY TREND SURVEY AND THE METHODOLOGY AND THE RESULTS OBTAINED
IN THE 1986 PAY LEVEL SURVEY: AND THAT IN ADDITION THE ADMINISTRATION
SHOULD EXAMINE THE CASE FOR A SIMILAR COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER THE
SAME MATTERS AS THEY EFFECT THE DIRECTORATE:
(B) AGREED TO A PROPOSAL TO MOVE A COMMITTEE STAGE AMENDMENT TO CLAUSE 10(3) OF THE FILM CENSORSHIP BILL 1988 TO INCLUDE REFERENCE TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 19 OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENANT ON CIVIL POLITICAL RIGHTS, BUT REJECTED THE LEGCO AD HOC GROUP'S PROPOSAL THAT A DECISION TO CENSOR A FILM UNDER CLAUSE
10(2)(C) SHOULD BE MADE AT THE BRANCH SECRETARY LEVEL:
(C) ORDERED THAT PROPOSALS TO RELAX THE CRITERIA FOR LOCAL SETTLEMENT OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES SHOULD NOT BE IMPLEMENTED AT THIS STAGE BUT THAT THEY SHOULD BE RESUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL
WHEN THE CLIMATE IS RIGHT:
(D)
ORDERED THAT THE INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) BILL: STAMP DUTY CAMENDMENT) BILL 1988 AND THE BANKING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988
SHOULD BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGCO:
(E) ORDERED THAT THE NORTH POINT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN SHOULD BE
APPROVED.
WILSON
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