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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1992
REMUNERATION AND FRINGE BENEFIT
OF CLINICAL TEACHERS
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THE BASIC SALARIES PAYABLE TO CLINICAL STAFF OF THE TWO MEDICAL SCHOOLS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THEIR COUNTERPARTS EMPLOYED BY THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY (HA), THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
HOWEVER, HE ADDED, THE FRINGE BENEFIT PACKAGES ENJOYED BY THE TWO GROUPS OF STAFF WERE DIFFERENTLY STRUCTURED.
IN A REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON HUANG CHEN-YA, SAID THE HA PACKAGE WAS GENERALLY CONSIDERED TO
TO BE MORE THOUGH, ON INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES, SOME STAFF WERE LIKELY THE UNIVERSITIES' PACKAGE MORE ATTRACTIVE.
MR CHAN FLEXIBLE
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UNIVERSITY
HE SAID IN RESPONSE ΤΟ REPRESENTATIONS FROM THE MEDICAL DOCTORS' ASSOCIATION AND THE TWO UNIVERSITIES, THE GOVERNMENT HAD UNDERTAKEN TO CONSIDER THE CASE FOR OFFERING UNIVERSITY CLINICAL TEACHERS THE OPTION TO CHOOSE BETWEEN REMAINING ON THEIR EXISTING TERMS OR CHANGING OVER TO TERMS SIMILAR TO THOSE OF HA.
"AT THIS STAGE, WE ARE GONSULTING THE UNIVERSITIES ON THE SEVERITY OF THE MORALE AND WASTAGE PROBLEMS THAT THE ABSENCE OF SUCH AN OPTION WAS SAID TO HAVE CAUSED, AND ALSO ON THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS INVOLVED IN OFFERING SUCH AN OPTION.
"THESE ARE IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS BECAUSE RESOURCES ARE NECESSARILY LIMITED AND THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPETING CLAIMS," MR CHAN SAID.
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MORE ELIGIBLE FOR TIN SHUI WAI PUBLIC HOUSING FLATS
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ΤΟ ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TWO ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES OF THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
UNDER A SPECIAL ALLOCATION POLICY MOVE TO TIN SHUI WAI RENTAL ESTATES, HOUSEHOLDS ARE ELIGIBLE ΤΟ APPLY, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON, TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ELSIE TU, MR EASON SAID THE FIRST INCLUDED HOUSEHOLDS BELOW THE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME INCOME LIMIT OF $18,000 PER MONTH.
THE SECOND INCLUDED HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOMES UP то TWICE THE LIMIT FOR WAITING LIST APPLICANTS, SUBJECT TO A CEILING OF $22,000 A MONTH FOR A HOUSEHOLD OF FIVE PERSONS OR MORE.
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