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THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1982
SHE PROPOSED THAT HOUSEHOLDS WHICH HAVE PROSPERED BEYOND THE CEILING OF ELIGIBILITY SHOULD HAVE THE IR TENANCY TERMINATED TO MAKE WAY FOR HOUSEHOLDS MORE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE.
+WITH THE BACKING OF APPROPRIATE LEGISLATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES, WE MIGHT NOT ONLY EASE THE QUEUE FOR PUBLIC HOUSING, BUT ALSO HELP FILL UP SOME OF THE 30 000 UNITS OF VACANT FLATS IN PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT, THEREBY ELIMINATING WASTAGE AS A WHOLE, SHE SAID.
THE SYSTEM OF MAINTAINING TWO SEPARATE APPLICATION LISTS ONE FOR TENANTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING AND THE OTHER FOR ELIGIBLE PUBLIC IN THE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME ALSO DESERVES A SECOND LOOK, SHE ADDED.
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ON THE CIVIL SERVICE, MRS CHOW DREW ATTENTION TO THE UNFAIR+ JOB SECURITY THAT ALL CIVIL SERVANTS SEEM TO ENJOY.
SHE POINTED OUT THAT IT IS GENERALLY BELIEVED, AND HAS YET TO BE PROVEN OTHERWISE, THAT HARDLY EVER ARE CIVIL SERVANTS' EMPLOYMENT TERMINATED ON GROUNDS OF INEFFICIENCY AND INCOMPETENCE.
TO THE CONTRARY, EVERY CIVIL SERVANT IS REWARDED WITH THE ANNUAL INCREMENT REGARDLESS OF PERFORMANCE, OR NON-PERFORMANCE, UNTIL HE REACHES THE TOP OF HIS PAY SCALE, NOT TO MENTION THE REVISION BASED ON RISING COST OF LIVING FROM TIME TO TIME.
+GOVERNMENT'S RELUCTANCE TO RELATE THE EVALUATION OF ITS SERVICE TO A SYSTEM OF MERIT REMAINS TO BE JUSTIFIED.
+OURS IS A WELL-PAID CIVIL SERVICE AND SO IT SHOULD BE. IT IS ONLY FAIR THAT THE SAME DEGREE OF EFFICIENCY BE EXPECTED FROM IT AS THAT OF AN EQUALLY WELL-PAID STAFF IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR.+
TURNING TO THE ISSUE OF SEPARATE TAXATION FOR MARRIED WOMEN, MRS CHOW SAID SHE WELCOMED THE MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY'S DELIBERATION ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND LOOKED FORWARD WITH INTEREST TO THE RESULT OF HIS STUDY ON THE SUBJECT NEXT YEAR.
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