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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1979
PENSIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL
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A BILL SEEKING TO AMEND THE PENSIONS ORDINANCE TO ENABLE THE GOVERNOR TO DELEGATE TO THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE AND HIS DEPUTIES THE POWER TO DECLARE OFFICES TO BE PENSIONABLE OFFICES+ WAS INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE PENSIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979, SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, THE HON. MARTIN ROWLANDS EXPLAINED THAT UNDER THE EXISTING ORDINANCE A CIVIL SERVANT IS ONLY ELIGIBLE FOR A PENSION IF HE IS EMPLOYED IN AN OFFICE WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED A +PENSIONABLE OFFICE+.
AT PRESENT THESE DECLARATIONS TAKE THE FORM OF AN ORDER WHICH HAS TO BE MADE PERSONALLY BY THE GOVERNOR, HE SAID.
+SINCE SUCH DECLARATIONS ARE ROUTINE, AND FOLLOW NORMALLY FROM THE CREATION OF PERMANENT POSTS BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, IT IS CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE TO EMPOWER THE GOVERNOR TO DELEGATÉ THEIR MAKING TO THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE AND HIS DEPUTIES,+ MR. ROWLANDS SAID.
THE DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
HK TIME BACK TO GMT +8 ON SUNDAY
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HONG KONG TIME (GMT +8) WILL BEGIN AT 3.30 A.M. ON SUNDAY (OCTOBER 21).
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (WEDNESDAY) ADVISED THE PUBLIC TO PUT BACK THEIR CLOCKS ONE HOUR FROM THAT TIME.
THE CURRENT DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME (GMT +9) WAS INTRODUCED ON MAY 13 THIS YEAR AS A TEMPORARY MEASURE TO CONSERVE ENERGY.
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