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Monday, April 2, 1973
"In the primary school sector promotion posts have increased from
76 to 1891, and in the secondary school sector from 88 to 236.
As many
more certificated masters will be promoted, fewer will have to move on to
the extended scale.
"The Government had considered most carefully the situation regarding
the salaries of certificated masters, and in particular the points raised by
them in their various representations."
Mr. Yeung pointed out that the independent Morgan Working Group
carried out a detailed analysis of their conditions, in comparison with 24
other grades at this level in the government service, and based its recommendations
on this study.
"Contrary to allegations that the report represents a rejection of
the teachers' claims, careful reading shows that to a significant extent it
supports their claims, though not in every single respect," he commented.
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"While accepting the basic recommendations of the working group,
Government has implemented them sooner than the group envisaged by establishing
the higher entry point of $1,250 this year, for those who graduate from
training colleges with credit.
Steps
"The Government's final decision was reached after careful consideration
in Executive Council and the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council,
are now being taken to implement the new scale and teachers will receive the
additional benefits as soon as possible.
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"These benefits include, for those at the top of the existing scale,
automatic entry to the extra scale proposed by the Morgan Group. But this extra
scale rises to $2,050, which is higher than the Group envisaged, and does not
require the teacher to forfeit his chances of promotion."
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