FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1994
THE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY MR NICHOLAS CHIU, WHO WAS IN HIS CAPACITY AS A MEMBER OF THE STANDING COMMISSION SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE.
APPOINTED CIVIL
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RESEARCH
THE SURVEY, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED BY THE PAY SURVEY AND UNIT, MEASURED PAY TRENDS IN A SELECTED GROUP OF 77 COMPANIES DURING THE PERIOD APRIL 2, 1993 TO APRIL 1, 1994.
IT TOOK INTO ACCOUNT INCREASES RELATING TO COST OF LIVING, GENERAL CHANGES IN MARKET RATES, COMPANY PERFORMANCE, MERIT AND INSCALE INCREMENT.
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMITTEE HAS
THAT THESE FIGURES WERE THE RESULT OF A SURVEY OF PAY TRENDS IN THE PRIVATE COMPANIES.
PAY ADJUSTMENT IN THE CIVIL SERVICE IS A SEPARATE MATTER AND THE LEVEL OF THE ADJUSTMENT IS DETERMINED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STAFF CONSULTATIVE COUNCILS.
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THE PAY TREND SURVEY COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF REPRESENTATIVES THE STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE, THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON DISCIPLINED SERVICES SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE, THE ADMINISTRATION, AND THE STAFF SIDES OF THE SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE COUNCIL, THE MODEL SCALE 1 STAFF CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL, THE POLICE FORCE COUNCIL AND THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES
CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL.
LAND REGISTRATION FIGURES FOR APRIL
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THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENTS OF BUILDING UNITS, MAINLY FLATS, RECEIVED BY THE LAND REGISTRY LAST MONTH INCREASED BY 3.8 PER CENT COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS MONTH, AND BY 18.1 PER CENT COMPARED WITH APRIL LAST YEAR.
THE AGREEMENTS TOTALLED 13,741, INVOLVING $52.2 BILLION.
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THESE ARE SHOWN IN THE MONTHLY STATISTICS RELEASED (FRIDAY) BY THE LAND REGISTRAR ON PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS RECEIVED FOR REGISTRATION AT THE URBAN AND NEW TERRITORIES LAND REGISTRIES.
A TABLE SHOWING THE RELEVANT STATISTICS FOR MARCH 1994 AND FOR APRIL 1993 WAS ALSO RELEASED.
NINE BUILDING MORTGAGES AND 10,967 OTHER MORTGAGES WERE RECEIVED FOR REGISTRATION LAST MONTH, COMPARED WITH SIX AND 10,502 RESPECTIVELY IN APRIL LAST YEAR.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT SECURED UNDER NEW BUILDING MORTGAGES MONTH WAS $0.59 BILLION, COMPARED WITH $0.53 BILLION IN APRIL YEAR.
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