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WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1980
DURING THE COURSE OF ITS REVIEW OF INDIVIDUAL GRADES IN THE CIVIL SERVICE IN 1979, THE STANDING COMMISSION WAS ALSO REQUESTED TO CONSIDER THE PAY STRUCTURE OF THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION.
STAFF OF THE ICAC ARE CURRENTLY PAID FROM THE MASTER PAY SCALE, AND THE STANDING COMMISSION HAS CONCLUDED THAT THIS PRACTICE SHOULD CONTINUE.
HOWEVER, IN VIEW OF THE INTRODUCTION OF A DISCIPLINED SERVICES PAY SCALE LAST YEAR, ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE MADE TO THE PAY SCALES OF ICAC DEPARTMENTAL GRADES IN ORDER TO RESTORE THE IR PREVIOUS BROAD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PAY OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE.
THE SENJOR RANKS OF THE ICAC WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED BY THE EXTENSION OF THE MASTER PAY SCALE.
THE NEW MASTER, DISCIPLINED SERVICES (OFFICER) AND ICAC PAY SCALES WILL BE EFFECTIVE FROM OCTOBER 1, 1979, THE DATE ON WHICH OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE STANDING COMMISSION'S FIRST REPORT ON CIVIL SERVICE PAY WERE IMPLEMENTED.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO ACCEPTED RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON DIRECTORATE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE FOR A RESTRUCTURING OF THE DIRECTORATE PAY SCALE.
THIS IS THE FIRST OVERALL REVIEW OF THE DIRECTORATE PAY SCALE SINCE 1977.
IN ARRIVING AT ITS PROPOSED REVISIONS, THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON DIRECTORATE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE TOOK INTO ACCOUNT THE LEVELS OF DIRECTORATE SALARIES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, THE NEED FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN OFFICERS OF HIGH CALIBRE AND THE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN RESPONSIBILITY OF MOST DIRECTORATE POSTS.
THE OPPORTUNITY HAS ALSO BEEN TAKEN TO RESTRUCTURE THE DIRECTORATE PAY SCALE TO PROVIDE EIGHT POINTS INSTEAD OF TWELVE, THUS FACILITATING THE INTERCHANGE OF SENIOR STAFF BETWEEN CIFFERENT CAREER STREAMS.
THE SALARIES ON THE NEW SCALE RANGE FROM $14 500 TO $33 000, COMPARED WITH THE EXISTING RANGE OF $11 810 TO $26 190. THE ADJUSTMENTS WILL APPLY EQUALLY TO SALARIES ON THE DIRECTORATE JUDICIAL/LEGAL GROUP PAY SCALE, WHICH IS ALREADY COMPOSED OF EIGHT POINTS.
THE STANDING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THESE REVISIONS BE IMPLEMENTED ON JANUARY 1, 1980.
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