WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1979
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CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION STIMULATES STAFF CONSULTATION
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THE STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE SET UP IN JANUARY THIS YEAR HAS STIMULATED STAFF CONSULTATION, AND THERE IS NOW A MUCH MORE SATISFACTORY DIALOGUE BETWEEN STAFF AND MANAGEMENT THAN A YEAR AGO, THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN HIS ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, SIR MURRAY SAID IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE GO ON IMPROVING CONSULTATIVE ARRANGEMENTS AND I AM GLAD THAT THE STANDING COMMISSION EXPECTS TO STUDY THIS IN DEPTH AND REPORT NEXT YEAR.+
ON STAFF MANAGEMENT, HE SAID GENERALLY THERE HAS BEEN A GREAT DEAL OF HEART-SEARCHING AT ALL LEVELS IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE.
+MUCH REMAINS TO BE DONE, BUT ALREADY MANY DEPARTMENTS HAVE IMPROVED SUCH THINGS AS COMMUNICATIONS WITH STAFF, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, DISCIPLINE AND GENERAL SUPERVISION.
+THE STAFF RELATIONS DIVISION OF CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH HAS LIKEWISE EXPANDED ITS CONTACTS WITH ALL LEVELS OF STAFF,+ HE ADDED.
ON THE PROPOSED HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME FOR CIVIL SERVANTS, SIR MURRAY SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS DETERMINED TO DEVELOP A PRACTICAL SCHEME FOR THE BENEFIT OF AS MANY STAFF AS POSSIBLE. +THIS MAY NOT BE THE BEST TIME TO LAUNCH A HOME PURCHASE SCHEME, BUT IT IS IN MY VIEW IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE A START AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE, HE SAID.
SIR MURRAY SAID THE GOVERNMENT INTENDED TO USE THE STANDING COMMISSION AND A NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO THE NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE.
HE THANKED THE CHAIRMAN OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE, SIR YUET- KEUNG KAN FOR HIS INDEFATIGABLE LEADERSHIP AND HIS FELLOW COMMISSIONERS FOR THEIR ABLE EFFORTS.
THE COMMISSION'S FIRST MAJOR REPORT ON PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES GOVERNING CIVIL SERVICE PAY HAS ALREADY BEEN RECEIVED AND ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND IT IS NOW CERTAIN THAT THE COMMISSION WILL HAVE COMPLETED ITS SECOND MAJOR REPORT ON CIVIL SERVICE PAY BY THE END OF THIS MONTH. +THIS IS A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT BY ALL CONCERNED, + SIR MURRAY SAID.
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