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CORRECTED VERSION TELEGRAM NUMBER TO BE 3555 NOT 3355
YOUR TELNO 2242: INDUSTRIAL ACTION BY POSTAL WORKERS IN HONG KONG
1. AS A CONDITION OF SERVICE, POSTAL WORKERS ARE REQUIRED TO WORK 48 HOURS PER WEEK. (AT PRESENT THERE ARE 30 GRADES IN THE CIVIL
SERVICE WHICH FOR OPERATIONAL REASONS ARE CONDITION TO WORK MORE THAN 44 HOURS GROSS PER WEEK.) STAFF'S REQUEST TO REDUCE THE CONDITIONED HOURS OF WORK IS SUPPORTED BY THE POSTMASTER GENERAL AND HAS BEEN CONVEYED TO THE STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE WHICH IS CURRENTLY CONDUCTING AN OVERALL REVIEW OF THE PAY STRUCTURE OF NON-DIRECTORATE CIVIL SERVANTS. THE POSITION HAS BEEN CLEARLY EXPLAINED TO THE UNIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN URGED TO WAIT PATIENTLY FOR THE RESULTS OF THE
OVERALL REVIEW EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
2. PLEASE REFER TO OUR TELNO 3317 FOR BACKGROUND TO THE SIT-IN/
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