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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1987
EIGHT BILLS ON LEGCO AGENDA
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL ASK 12 QUESTIONS AND CONSIDER EIGHT BILLS IN THEIR MEETING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
FIVE BILLS WILL BE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS. THEY ARE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS (MEMBERS) BILL 1987; INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) (NO.2) BILL 1987; SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION (1986-87) BILL 1987; DENTISTS REGISTRATION BILL 1987; AND ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) (NO.2) BILL 1987.
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DEBATE ON THREE OTHER BILLS WILL BE RESUMED AND THEY WILL BE PUT UP FOR THIRD READING. THESE BILLS ARE: WASTE DISPOSAL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1987; PRISONERS (RELEASE UNDER SUPERVISION} BILL 1987; AND BUILDINGS ORDINANCE (APPLICATION TO THE NEW TERRITORIES) BILL 1986.
FINANCE COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER LIMITED COMPENSATION SCHEME
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THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL BE ASKED TO ACCEPT THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A LIMITED COMPENSATION SCHEME FOR CERTAIN PENSIONABLE OFFICERS IN THEIR MEETING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
THE TOTAL IMPLICATIONS, TO BE PHASED OVER THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1987-88 TO 1996-97, ARE ESTIMATED AT $100 MILLION AT CURRENT PRICES; WHILE THE COST OF ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR IS ESTIMATED AT $3,735,000.
THE SCHEME, WHICH APPLIES ΤΟ PENSIONABLE OFFICERS APPOINTED BEFORE JANUARY
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1985, IS PRIMARILY DESIGNED TO COMPENSATE PENSIONABLE OFFICERS WHO ARE REQUIRED TO RETIRE OR WHO ARE SUPERSEDED FOR PROMOTION TO FACILITATE LOCALISATION BETWEEN NOW AND 1997.
IT ALSO PROVIDES FOR COMPENSATION TO BE PAYABLE WHERE AN OFFICER IS REQUIRED TO RETIRE IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES, FOR EXAMPLE, AS
RESULT OF CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE OR IN THE INTERESTS OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE.
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