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TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1990
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PROPOSING TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT
STUDY AREA;
ESTABLISHING
ARRANGEMENTS WITHIN THE
THE ENGINEERING FEASIBILITY, PROGRAMME AND COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING THE DevelopmenT OF THE STUDY AREA: AND
AND
ASSESSING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE DEVELOPMENTS MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUITABLE POLLUTION CONTROL AND MITIGATION MEASURES.
THE TOTAL COST OF THE NORTH LANTAU DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IS ESTIMATED TO BE OVER $4 BILLION AT CURRENT PRICE.
EVENING, SUNDAY AND PUBLIC HOLIDAY CLINIC SERVICE TO BE REDUCED
GOVERNMENT GENERAL OUT-PATIENT SERVICE PROVIDED AT ALL EVENING,
WITH EFFECT SUNDAY AND PUBLIC HOLIDAY CLINICS WILL BE REDUCED
FROM THE PHARMACEUTICAL TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AS A RESULT OF A DECISION BY STAFF ASSOCIATION
FROM VOLUNTARY OVERTIME WORK WITH
PAYMENT.
TO WITHDRAW
THIS WAS ANNOUNCED BY A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AND THE HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY).
HEALTH
ASSOCIATION HAS
STAFF THE TWO DEPARTMENTS REGRETTED THAT THE DECIDED TO RESORT TO SUCH ACTION AND AT SUCH SHORT NOTICE.
"THIS IS BOUND TO INCONVENIENCE OUR PATIENTS BUT WE WILL EVERY EFFORT TO MAINTAIN SERVICE, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
MAKE
THE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTS THE MAJORITY OF GOVERNMENT
THE DEPARTMENT DISPENSERS.
RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE ASSOCIATION'S DECISION ONLY YESTERDAY (MONDAY). IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS
REACTION STAFF'S TO THE
IN PROGRESS" TRAINING AND GRADE AND SALARY STRUCTURE.
TO "SLOW
WAS DUE THEIR
IMPROVING
AFTERNOON,
AT A SPECIAL MEETING HELD WITH THE ASSOCIATION THIS OFFICIALS EXPLAINED THE VARIOUS ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENTS TOWARDS UPGRADING THE TRAINING OF DISPENSERS AND IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS.
THE PROCESS
IT WAS NOTED THAT STAFF WERE CONSULTED THROUGHOUT AND WERE ALSO KEPT INFORMED OF DEVELOPMENT FROM TIME TO TIMB.
HOWEVER, DESPITE
MADE
THE
THE
STAFF REPRESENTATIVES' RECOGNITION OF EFFORTS
BY DEPARTMENTS BY THE
AND REPEATED APPEALS OFFICIALS, THE MEETING FAILED TO PERSUADE THE STAFF REPRESENTATIVES TO CHANGE THEIR MIND.
/IN CONSEQUENCE