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have to shoulder
the
financial
consequences, the Chinese of
course would like to examine any proposed financial arrangement critically.
CAREER PROBLEM OF LOCAL MEDICAL GRADUATES
5.
Most respondents were surprised by the report that some local medical graduates might be unable to find a job as a doctor. They had always been under the impression that Hong Kong was short of doctors; and that was why the Chinese University of Hong Kong started their Medical Faculty in the 1980s. Others cited the recent outcry of interns on long working hours in public hospitals as supporting evidence. They therefore criticized Government's medical and health policy as fragmented and lack of planning.
6.
Some urged
public hospitals by reasonable level.
the Government to improve the service of reducing the working hours of housemen to a This measure would also help to solve the problem of unemployed medical graduates. Noting the high cost of medical training, respondents were of the view that efforts should be made to ensure
all medical graduates would be
gainfully employed in their profession.
CIVIL SERVICE PAY ADJUSTMENT
7.
Respondents continued to hold the view that the pay rise proposal was reasonable.
Some respondents said that objections raised by union leaders had become routine and lost credibility. They had pointed out that in addition to the pay adjustments, many civil servants enjoyed annual increments. These respondents urged the unions to accept the proposal. Respondents from the business sectors said that the Government should take a lead in keeping pay rise to a reasonable level to avoid fueling inflation.
City and New Territories Administration
19 June 1992
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