WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1988
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COMMENTING ON THE VARIOUS MEANS OF SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO THE TEACHERS, MR BRIDGE SAID A BRITISH COUNCIL TEAM VISITED EACH SCHOOL IN THE SCHEME ONCE A MONTH AND TALKED WITH THE PRINCIPAL, THE PANEL CHAIRMEN AND THE TEACHERS AND THE COUNCIL HAD SOMEONE AVAILABLE EVERY EVENING SO THAT TEACHERS COULD DISCUSS ANY PROBLEMS.
"THE COUNCIL ALSO ORGANISES PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT GROUPS IN WHICH FIVE OR SIX TEACHERS GET TOGETHER TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS AND IDEAS FOR NEW TEACHING METHODS.
"THERE ARE WORKSHOPS FOR THE TEACHERS AND UP TO TWO WEEKS OF CONFERENCE DURING THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS.
"THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE BRITISH COUNCIL AL90 ORGANISE JOINT SEMINARS FOR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND PANEL CHAIRMEN.
THEIR INTO
"IN GENERAL THESE TEACHERS HAVE BEEN WARMLY WELCOMED BY LOCAL COLLEAGUES AND ARE DOING THEIR BEST ΤΟ FIT THEMSELVES THEIR NEW SCHOOLS AS SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLE. SO FAR THE SCHEME SEEMS TO ME TO BE GOING VERY WELL.' MR BRIDGE ADDED.
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WAGE CEILING DISCUSSION IN MARCH
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THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD WILL DISCUSS WHETHER то EXTEND THE EXISTING EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE TO NON-MANUAL LABOUR EARNING MORE THAN $11,500 PER MONTH IN MARCH, SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE HON RON BRIDGE, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON TAM YIU-CHUNG, MR BRIDGE SAID THAT THE PRESENT RULE, WHICH WAS REVIEWED AND UPDATED ANNUALLY, EXTENDED THE PROTECTION OF THE ORDINANCE TO ALL MANUAL WORKERS AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES EXCEPT THE HIGHEST PAID TWO PER CENT.
TO
"THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE IS ΤΟ PROTECT
LOWER PAID EMPLOYEES," MR BRIDGE SAID.
DISCUSSED PROPOSALS
"THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD HAS MANY TIMES TO EXTEND THE COVERAGE OF THE ORDINANCE ΤΟ THE COMPARATIVELY SMALL GROUP OF HIGHER PAID EMPLOYEES NOW EXCLUDED.
IN RECENT YEARS THE BOARD'S CONSENSUS HAS KEEPING THE PRESENT RULE, BUT IT PLANS TO DISCUSS IN MARCH, HE ADDED.
BEEN IN FAVOUR OF THE SUBJECT AGAIN
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