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HONG KONG TELNO 1176 : EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
AT THE PART I MEETING OF THE EXECUTIV COUNCIL HELD ON 18 APRIL, THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL ORDERED THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE OF ENQUIRY ON CIVIL SERVICE PAY THAT THE 1986 PAY LEVEL SHOULD NOT FORM THE BASIS FOR MAKING FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS TO CIVIL SERVICE PAY BE ACCEPTED. THE COMMITTEE'S PROPOSED FORMULA FOR CALCULATING FUTURE PAY TREND INDICATORS SHOULD ALSO BE ACCEPTED AND IMPLEMENTED, WHILST RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE FUTURE PAY DETERMINATION SYSTEM SHOULD BE NOTED. RECOMMENDATIONS ON PAY TREND SURVEY METHODOLOGY WOULD BE REFERRED TO THE PAY TREND SURVEY COMMITTEE.
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IN NOTING AN INFORMATION PAPER ON EMIGRATION FROM HONG KONG, MEMBERS ASKED THAT CONTINUED EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE TO ASSESS WHY PEOPLE WERE EMIGRATING FROM HONG KONG. IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES SHOULD BE MADE AS FLEXIBLE AS POSSIBLE TO ASSIST PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANISATIONS IN RECRUITING PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGERIAL STAFF FROM AMONGST FORMER HONG KONG RESIDENTS NOW LIVING ABROAD. CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE CREATION OF A MANPOWER UNIT WITHIN GOVERNMENT, AND TO IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CHILDREN OF RETURNING EMIGRANTS. CONSIDERATION SHOULD ALSO BE GIVEN TO WAYS OF DEVELOPING A GREATER SENSE OF IDENTITY IN, AND COMMITMENT TO, HONG KONG, ESPECIALLY AMONGST THE YOUNGER GENERATION.
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