TUESDAY, JUNF 4. 1991
1
CIVIL SERVICE PAY ADJUSTMENT 1991
CIVIL SERVANTS WILL BE GIVEN A BACKDATED TO APRIL 1.
PAY RISE OF 10.43 PER CENT
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL THE LEVEL OF ADJUSTMENT WAS DECIDED BY
A NUMBER INTO ACCOUNT TAKING
OF FACTORS TODAY (TUESDAY} AFTER
RAISED INCLUDING REQUESTS BY STAFF REPRESENTATIVES FOR SALARIES TO BE BY MORE THAN THE INCREASE IN THE COST OF LIVING.
AS
THE AVERAGE INCREASE IN THE 10.43 PER CENT CORRESPONDS WITH THE COST OF LIVING IN THE 12 MONTHS SINCE THE LAST PAY ADJUSTMENT, MEASURED BY THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A).
FOUR CIVIL A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE STAFF SIDES OF THE
FOR INCREASES RANGING FROM SERVICE CONSULTATIVE COUNCILS HAD ASKED
BAND ΤΟ 12.49 PER
THE CENT FOR 11.88 PER CENT FOR THE UPPER PAY MIDDLE AND LOWER PAY BANDS.
"THE EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL GAVE CAREFUL
ΤΟ NEED
RESTRAIN
INFLATION
AND
ΤΟ
THE ΤΟ CONSIDERATION
AWARD. ACCOUNT WAS MAINTAIN A
CONCLUDED THAT IT
SERVICE
PAY
ΤΟ
BE
ARGUMENTS PUT FORWARD IN SUPPORT OF A HIGHER PAY ALSO TAKEN OF THE BALANCED BUDGET.
"AFTER WEIGHING UP ALL THE FACTORS, IT WAS
CIVIL INTEREST
FOR
WOULD NOT BE IN THE PUBLIC INCREASED BY MORE THAN 10.43 PER CENT," HE SAID.
THE
RRAL
EFFECT OF MAINTAINING THE PAY AWARD WILL HAVE THE VALUE OF CIVIL SERVANTS' SALARIES SINCE THE LAST PAY ADJUSTMENT.
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CONSULTATIVE COUNCILS WERE THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION SOON AFTER IT WAS TAKEN.
INFORMED OF
OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, CIVIL SALARIES AND BACKPAY AT THE END OF JULY.
SUBJECT TO THE PROVISION OF FUNDS FROM
SERVANTS WILL
THE
FINANCE
COMMITTEE RECEIVE THEIR NEW
HK FULLY COMMITTED TO FIGHTING DRUG MONEY LAUNDERING
*
MEMBER OF THE FINANCIAL
TO
A
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, AS A FULL ACTION TASK FORCE ON MONEY LAUNDERING (FATF), COMBATING MONEY LAUNDERING BOTH IN HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
IS FULLY COMMITTED AND INTERNATIONALLY,
THE STATEMENT WAS MADE IN RESPONSE ΤΟ THE PRESS COMMUNIQUE ISSUED TODAY IN PARIS FOLLOWING THE 1990-1991 SERIES OF FATE MEETINGS.
/IN HONG