WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1994
THE
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EXTENSION OF ORDINANCE PROLONGS UNCERTAINTY AND WORRY OF CIVIL SERVANTS
* *
ADMINISTRATION IS VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT
THE LEGISLATIVE
OF
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE TODAY (WEDNESDAY) DECIDED TO EXTEND THE LIFE THE PUBLIC
OF SERVICE) (TEMPORARY OFFICERS (VARIATION OF CONDITIONS PROVISIONS) ORDINANCE.
PROLONG GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE EXTENSION WOULD NOT HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT WOULD
THE UNCERTAINTY FOR
LOCAL BOTH
STAFF, OVERSEAS
ONLY
AND
A
"IT
MAY
ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF
SOME DEPARTMENTS,
HE
ADDED.
APPARENT
THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT AFTER INTENSIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH
IT WAS STAFF ASSOCIATIONS, AND OVERSEAS DIFFERENCES HAD BEEN NARROWED AS FAR AS WAS POSSIBLE.
LOCAL
THE
THAT
BOTH STAFF
WOULD ASSOCIATIONS
NOW WISH TO RESERVE RESPECTIVE POSITIONS AND IT IS UNREALISTIC TO EXPECT THAT ALL COULD REACH A CONSENSUS AND OPENLY SUPPORT ANY PROPOSAL THAT FROM THEIR OWN.
THEIR
PARTIES
DIFFERS
"WHILE
DIFFICULT
IN
PRESENT
OUR
IS ALWAYS OPEN IT IS DOOR CIRCUMSTANCES TO SEE HOW FURTHER DISCUSSIONS CAN LEAD TO A UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION,' THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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HE STRESSED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO MAKE A DECISION AND GET ON WITH THE JOB OF MANAGING THE CIVIL SERVICE.
A MUCH MORE IMPORTANT TASK IS TO WORK OUT THE COMMON TERMS CONDITIONS OF SERVICE FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE IN FUTURE.
AND
"THE INTERIM RESIDENTS
MEASURE OF ALLOWING OVERSEAS TO TRANSFER TO LOCAL TERMS PERMANENT CONDITIONS IS
SHORT-TERM ARRANGEMENT NO MORE THAN A IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON TERMS.
OFFICERS
ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN PENDING THE
WHO
"HOWEVER SINCE THE ORDINANCE HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED, NO TRANSFER TO LOCAL CONDITIONS IS ALLOWED TO TAKE PLACE UNTIL JULY 6.
"ON
PERMANENT
GROUNDS OF THAT ALL
PUBLIC
OTHER THE
HAND, OVERSEAS OFFICERS
ARE WHO RESIDENTS CANNOT BE REFUSED FURTHER EMPLOYMENT SOLELY ON LOCALISATION BECAUSE OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS, WHICH PROVIDES PERMANENT RESIDENTS SHALL HAVE EQUAL RIGHT OF ACCESS SERVICE."
SPOKESMAN
NOTED
THAT THE ADMINISTRATION THE CONTINUE TO PROCESS APPLICATIONS AND GRANT APPROVAL IN OFFICERS WHO MEET THE CRITERIA FOR TRANSFER.
то
WOULD
TO PRINCIPLE TO
HAVE
ON
OVERSEAS
FOR THOSE ELIGIBLE OFFICERS WHOSE CONTRACTS WILL
TO SOON, THE ADMINISTRATION WILL HAVE NO OPTION BUT CONTRACTS
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE UNTIL
EXPIRES.
BE EXPIRING EXTEND THEIR THE ORDINANCE
/REGARDING THE