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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1987
POST OFFICE TO REVIEW POSTMEN RANKS
THE POST OFFICE WILL CONDUCT IN-DEPTH REVIEWS OF THE POSTMEN AND VARIOUS POSTAL OFFICER RANKS AS A RESULT OF MEETINGS TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BETWEEN THE UNION OF HONG KONG POST OFFICE EMPLOYEES AND THE HONG KONG POSTAL WORKERS' UNION AND THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH AND THE POST OFFICE.
BOTH THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR HAIDER BARMA, AND THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR HUGH ARDLEY, SAID THAT THEY WELCOMED THE OPPORTUNITY OF MEETING WITH THE UNIONS AND THAT THE DISCUSSIONS THE MEETINGS WERE HELD IN A FRANK AND SINCERE ATMOSPHERE.
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MR BARMA SAID THE MEETINGS PROVIDED A USEFUL OPPORTUNITY EXCHANGE VIEWS AND DEVELOP A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE POSITIONS THE TWO SIDES. THE DISCUSSIONS CENTRED ON THE PROMOTION PROSPECTS CONDITIONS OF SERVICE FOR POSTMEN AND POSTAL OFFICERS, HE ADDED THAT THE STAFF VIEWS PRESENTED AT THE MEETINGS WOULD
BE FULLY CONSIDERED IN THE REVIEWS.
THE PMG WILL COMPLETE A REVIEW OF A NEW SENIOR POSTMAN RANK AND WILL ALSO CONDUCT A STUDY TO SEE WHETHER THERE IS A CASE FOR ADDITIONAL SENIOR POSTAL OFFICER POSTS BY THE END OF JANUARY.
THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH WILL MEET WITH THE UNIONS AGAIN SHOULD IT BE NECESSARY, SAID MR BARMA.
TRAFFIC DIVERSION SCHEME ON TSING YI CONTINUES TEMPORARILY
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) EXISTING TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS ON TSING YT WILL BE REVIEWED OPENING OF THE TSING TSUEN BRIDGE (TSING YI NORTH BRIDGE) DECEMBER 11.
THAT THE AFTER THE ON FRIDAY,
THE BRIDGE WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, AT 11 AM TOMORROW BUT IT WILL NOT BE OPEN TO TRAFFIC UNTIL 5 PM ON FRIDAY.
THE EXISTING TRAFFIC DIVERSION SCHEME, IMPLEMENTED ON TSING YI SINCE MAY 23 TO GIVE PRIORITY TO FRANCHISED BUS OPERATIONS. WILL CONTINUE FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS AFTER THE OPENING OF THE TSING TSUEN BRIDGE.
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