THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1978
INCREASES IN PAY AND ALLOWANCES FOR RHKAAF, RHKR,
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INCREASES IN PAY AND ALLOWANCES FOR THE 6,600 PERSONNEL SERVING WITH THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE, THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS), THE CIVIL AID SERVICES AND THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES WERE ANNOUNCED TODAY.
THE INCREASES, WHICH AMOUNT TO ABOUT 60 PER CENT, HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THEY WILL BE BACKDATED TO APRIL 1.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE INCREASES REFLECT THE FACT THAT NO INCREASES IN PAY AND ALLOWANCES HAD BEEN AWARDED TO THESE VOLUNTEER SERVICES FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS. PAY INCREASES FOR THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY POLICE FORCE WERE ANNOUNCED IN APRIL.
COVERED BY THE INCREASES ARE THE HOURLY AND DAILY RATES OF PAY, ANNUAL BOUNTY AND FLYING ALLOWANCES.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE ANNUAL BOUNTY, PAID FOR SATISFACTORY SERVICE AND FOR COMPLETING STIPULATED PERIODS OF TRAINING, GOES UP FROM $260 TO $420. FLYING ALLOWANCE IS RAISED FROM $3.60 PER HOUR TO $6 PER HOUR, WHILE DAILY RATION ALLOWANCE IS INCREASED FROM $10 TO $15.
THE INCREASES WILL COST THE GOVERNMENT AN ESTIMATED $3 MILLION.
HONG KONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTES SECOND TO NONE
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A TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN WHO BEGAN STUDYING ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING AT THE MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE HAS PROVED THAT THE STANDARD OF TRAINING PROVIDED BY HONG KONG'S FOUR GOVERNMENT-RUN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES IS SECOND TO NONE.
THE TECHNICIAN, MR. FUNG YUEN-KWONG, HAS BEEN AWARDED A BRONZE MEDAL FOR BECOMING EQUAL FIRST IN THE PART 2 EXAMINATION OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN PRINCIPLES B COURSE CONDUCTED BY THE CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON INSTITUTE IN DECEMBER, 1976.
MR. FUNG'S REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT WAS MADE IN COMPETITION WITH CANDIDATES FROM ALL OVER BRITAIN AND THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH.
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