WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1985
+THE UNDERLYING PHILOSOPHY OF THE FUNCTION AL CONSTITUENCY CONCEPT IS THEREFORE, TO EN ABLE THE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VARIOUS CONSTITUENCIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TASK OF GOVERNING THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE RATHER THAN TO PROTECT THEIR OWN INTERESTS, HE SAID.
IN CONCLUSION SIR PHILIP SAID HONG KONG WAS ABOUT TO DEVELOP, THROUGH A MIX OF SYSTEMS, ITS OWN UNIQUE LEGISLATURE TAILORED TO ITS PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES,
+AS THIS NEW STYLE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL HAVE A DIVERSITY OF ROOTS IN THE COMMUNITY, IT WILL BE, SELF-EVIDENTLY, DIRECTLY ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, HE SAID,
+ AT THE SAME TIME, VIA THIS MIX OF SYSTEMS, A SOLID FOUNDATION WILL BE LAID FOR ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS INDICATED BY THE REVIEW SCHEDULED FOR 1987 AND ANY OTHER DEVELOPMENTS WHICH MAY LATER FLOW FROM THE BASIC LAW WHEN PROMILGATED.
CIVIL SERVICE PAY RISE OFFER
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FOLLOWING CAREFUL CONSIDERATION YESTERDAY (TUESDAY) OF THE PAY CLAIMS SUBMITTED BY THE STAFF SIDES OF THE SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE COUNCIL, THE MODEL SCALE 1 STAFF CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL AND THE POLICE FORCE COUNCIL, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AUTHORISED THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE TO MAKE AN OFFER OF A PAY AWARD TO THE STAFF SIDES.
AT MEETINGS WITH THE STAFF SIDES THIS (WEDNESDAY) MORNING, MR MARTIN ROWLANDS MADE THE FOLLOWING OFFER :-
UPPER SALARY BAND ($13 165 - $23 555 P.M.)
MIDDLE SALARY BAND
($4 040 - $12 460 P.M.)
LOWER SALARY BAND (BELOW $4 000 P.M)
+ 8.76%
+ 9.12%
+10.77%
THE MEETINGS WERE ADJOURNED UNTIL NEXT WEEK IN ORDER TO GIVE TIME TO THE STAFF SIDES TO CONSIDER THE OFFER.
MR ROWLANDS EXPLAINED, THE GOVERNMENT OFFER IS STRICTLY IN LINE WITH THE RESULTS OF THE RECENT PAY TREND SURVEY OF PRIVATE SECTOR SALARIES ADJUSTMENT. +
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