MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 1985
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$19M MA ON SHAN PROJECT TO START
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WORK IS EXPECTED TO START ON A $19 MILLION PACKAGE OF PROJECTS CONNECTED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF MA ON SHAN IN SHA TIN NEW TOWN.
IT REQUIRES CONSTRUCTION OF A 1.25-KILOMETRE DUAL SINGLE- LANE CARRIAGEWAY THAT WILL PROVIDE A PORTION OF THE FUTURE ROUTE LINKING THE PROPOSED MA ON SHAN DEVELOPMENT WITH THE EXISTING ROAD NETWORK IN SHA TIN.
IT ALSO INVOLVES FORMATION OF A SITE BEING CONSIDERED AS A POSSIBLE LOCATION FOR AN INFIRMARY AND CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL.
AT A LATER STAGE, ANOTHER CARRIAGEWAY WILL BE BUILT TO CONVERT THE ROUTE INTO A DUAL TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY.
THE PROJECT HAS BEEN AWARDED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND IS EXPECTED TO TAKE 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
PROPOSALS MADE ON PAY TREND SURVEYS
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THE STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIO.. OF SERVICE MADE PROPOSALS LAST YEAR FOR THE FURTHER REFINEMENT + F THE METHODOLOGY USED IN PAY TREND SURVEYS.
DURING THE YEAR, IT ALSO COMPLETED THE FIRST STAGE OF A REVIE OF THE JOB-RELATED ALLOWANCE SYSTEM, COVERING THE PRINCIPLES WHICH SHOULD GOVERN ELIGIBILITY FOR ALLOWANCES AND THE WAY IN WHICH THE Y SHOULD BE PAID.
DISCLOSING THIS IN ITS GENERAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR 1984, WHICH IS ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, IN THE GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, THE COMMISSION SAID ALSO THAT IT HAD ADVISED THE GOVERNMENT ON A NUMBER OF PROPOSALS TO MODIFY THE PAY AND STRUCTURE OF INDIVIDUAL GRADES.
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AT THE SAME TIME ITS PAY TREND SURVEY COMMITTEE MONITOREL THE CONDUCT OF THE 1983-84 PAY TREND SURVEY AND GAVE THE COPP 15310N ADVICE ON IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SURVEY METHODOLOGY.
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THE REPORT ALSO STATES THAT THE COMMISSION'S PAY RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE BEGAN A STUDY OF THE PRINCIPLES AND METHODOLOGY TO BE USED FOR THE VALUATION OF FRINGE BENEFITS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
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