FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1994
THE
THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994 CONTAINING PROPOSAL WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY). IT WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JUNE 1.
THERE ARE NOW 529 ORDINANCES ENACTED IN ENGLISH ONLY. THE LAW DRAFTING DIVISION OF THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE AUTHENTIC CHINESE TEXTS OF THE ORDINANCES.
TRANSLATED TEXTS ARE CONSIDERED BY THE BILINGUAL LAWS
COMMITTEE.
ADVISORY
TO THE
THEY ARE THEN DECLARED AUTHENTIC BY THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL.
SUBJECT ORDERS DECLARING AUTHENTIC TEXTS OF ORDINANCES ARE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID UNDER THE PROPOSED NEW
TEXTS WOULD NO LONGER BE DECLARING CHINESE APPROVAL OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
ORDERS PROCEDURE, SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR
ORDINANCES. COUNCIL. LIMIT.
UPON SUCH DECLARATION, THE TEXTS BECOME AUTHENTIC TEXTS OF
THE TEXTS MUST HOWEVER BE LAID BEFORE
STATUTORY THE COUNCIL MAY AMEND THE TEXTS WITHIN THE
THE
THE
LEGISLATIVE
TIME
SO FAR,
DECLARED. CONSIDERED DRAFTS
THE BY
CHINESE
THE AUTHENTIC CHINESE TEXTS OF 15 ORDINANCES HAVE HAVE TEXTS OF ANOTHER 123 ORDINANCES THE BILINGUAL LAWS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE FINAL
ARE AWAITING
BY OF THESE ORDINANCES
THE
GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL.
BEEN BEEN
DECLARATION
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE PRELIMINARY DRAFTS OF MOST OF REMAINING ORDINANCES HAD EITHER BEEN COMPLETED OR WERE IN PROGRESS.
THE
TARGET OF THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT IS TO PREPARE AT "THE
LEAST A COMPLETE DRAFT OF THE CHINESE TEXTS FOR EVERY ORDINANCE BEFORE THE END OF 1995 AND TO HAVE ALL THE CHINESE TEXTS DECLARED AUTHENTIC BEFORE JULY 1997, HE SAID.
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FINDINGS OF 1993/94 PAY TREND SURVEY ACCEPTED
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THE PAY TREND SURVEY COMMITTEE IN A MEETING TODAY (FRIDAY) ACCEPTED THE FINDINGS OF THE 1993/94 PAY TREND SURVEY.
THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY INDICATE THAT THE FOLLOWING PAY INCREASES HAVE BEEN AWARDED BY THE SURVEY COMPANIES:
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10.84 PER CENT FOR EMPLOYEES EARNING LESS THAN MONTH;
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AVERAGE
$10,295
PER
•
EARNING 18 PER CENT FOR EMPLOYEES $31,570 PER MONTH;
BETWEEN $10,295 AND
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10.97 PER CENT FOR EMPLOYEES $63,085 PER MONTH.
EARNING
BETWEEN
$31,571
AND
/THE MEETING
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