TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1991
PMG ON CIVIL SERVICE STANDING COMMISSION'S REVIEW
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IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES, THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR DOMINIC S.W. WONG, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE POINTS WHICH HB MADE TO THE STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE REGARDING THE SALARY SCALES AND HOURS OF WORK OF THE POSTAL OFFICER GRADE AND THE POSTMAN GRADE HAVE BEEN FULLY TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE STANDING COMMISSION'S OVERALL REVIEW
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"I AM PLEASED WITH THE OUTCOME. THE REVISED AND IMPROVED SALARY SCALES OF THE POSTAL OFFICER GRADE AND THE POSTMAN GRADE CONTINUE TO REFLECT THE HISTORICALLY MORE FAVOURABLE RELATIVITY OF THESE TWO GRADES VIS-A-VIS COMPARABLE GRADES.
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"FURTHERMORE, AN EXTRA PAY POINT HAS BERN AWARDED TO THE POSTMAN GRADE TO RECOGNISE THE FACT THAT THEY WORK LONGER HOURS, MR WONG SAID.
AS REGARDS PROSPECTS OF PROMOTION, HB SAID THE DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY AREAS OF WORK WHERE THE FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY JUSTIFIED THE CREATION OF MORE PROMOTION POSTS.
"IT SHOULD BE RECALLED THAT SINCE THE CREATION OF THE RANK OF SENIOR POSTMAN IN 1988, 165 SENIOR POSTMAN POSTS HAVE BREN
ESTABLISHED.
"IN THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR I EXPECT OVER POSTS TO BE CREATED, HE SAID.
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MR WONG SAID CAPABLE STAFF IN THE POST OFFICE WHO DID NOT POSSESS THE REQUISITE ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS WERE ALSO CONSIDERED FOR APPOINTMENT TO MIDDLE MANAGEMENT GRADES ON THE BASIS OF EXPERIENCE AND ABILITY.
IN THE PAST THREE YEARS 85 POSTMEN AND APPOINTED TO THE POSTAL OFFICER GRADE, AND FOUR SENIOR POSTAL OFFICERS WERE APPOINTED TO THE GRADE.
SENIOR POSTMEN WERE POSTAL OFFICERS AND CONTROLLER OF POSTS
"SUCH ARRANGEMENTS FOR CAREER ADVANCEMENT WILL CONTINUE IN FUTURE, HE SAID.
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"NOW THAT A FINAL DECISION ON THE SALARY STRUCTURE AND WORKING HOURS OF POST OFFICE GRADES HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE STANDING COMMISSION, I HOPE THAT STAFF WILL ACCEPT THIS DECISION AND CONTINUE ΤΟ PROVIDE A LOYAL AND EFFICIENT SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC, MR WONG SAID.
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