WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1992
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"IT
IS IMPORTANT TO BRING UNITED KINGDOM PARLIAMENTARIANS AND OPINION FORMERS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES ΤΟ HONG KONG TO SEE FOR THEMSELVES THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS SO THAT THEY HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HONG KONG, SIR DAVID SAID.
"
UNDER THE GOVERNMENT'S SPONSORED VISITORS PROGRAMME, A TOTAL OF UNITED KINGDOM PARLIAMENTARIANS ACCEPTED THE INVITATIONS TO VISIT HONG KONG IN THE LAST THREE YEARS.
72
OF THESE 72 VISITORS, 25 BROUGHT THEIR SPOUSES. THE GOVERNMENT SPENT A TOTAL OF ABOUT $2.5 MILLION ON THESE VISITS.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS SINCE 1985/86 BROADENED THE SCOPE OF THE PROGRAMME ΤΟ INCLUDE VISITORS FROM NORTH AMERICA, OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION, SIR DAVID SAID.
**WE NOW SPEND ABOUT 40 PER CENT OF OUR FUNDS ON SPONSORED VISITS BY UNITED KINGDOM PARLIAMENTARIANS.
**
IN ADDITION, UNDER A SEPARATE PROGRAMME THE GOVERNMENT SPONSORS
OF OFFICIALS FROM CHINA ON 10-DAY VISITS то FAMILIARISE· THEMSELVES WITH HONG KONG.
GROUPS
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MORE THAN 20,000 OPT FOR HOSPITAL AUTHORITY PAY PACKAGE
A TOTAL
EX-GOVERNMENT AND EX-SUBVENTED HOSPITALS OF 20,565
GENERAL GRADES STAFF, HAVE EXCLUDING
OPTED FOR HOSPITAL STAFF.
THIS YEAR, AUTHORITY (HA) EMPLOYMENT TERMS AS AT THE END OF NOVEMBER THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID
(WEDNESDAY).
TODAY
THE
FIGURE AMOUNT'S
TO 61 PER CENT OF
THE TOTAL NUMBER SHE SAID.
OF
ELIGIBLE STAFF WORKING IN THESE HOSPITALS,
BY DR THE HON LAM KUI-CHUN IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION
PACKAGE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MRS WONG SAID THE HA REMUNERATION
EMPLOYER, I.E. WAS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE OF COMPARABLE COST TO THE THAT IT SHOULD BE SIMILAR IN COST TO CIVIL SERVICE TERMS.
"ADDITIONAL PROVISION HAS BEEN NECESSARY TO FACILITATE OFFER OF
HA TERMS TO EX-SURVENTED STAFF.
זי
"THE OFFER OF AN OPTION TO ALL ELIGIBLE STAFF IS CONSIDERED
AND EQUITABLE ARRANGEMENT, TO SAFEGUARD THEIR LEGITIMATE INTERESTS, SHE SAID,
AN
REASONABLE
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