The Hospital Authority remuneration package is a unique package designed to encourage the staff working in former government and subvented hospitals to opt for transfer to the Authority. It was endorsed by the Executive Council and approved by the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council.
Since the majority of medical staff working in private hospitals are not salaried employees whose income is determined largely on an individual basis by virtue of their professional qualification, specialised expertise and profile of clients, it would not be appropriate to compare directly their salary package with that of Hospital Authority employees.
The Administration is conscious of the need to contain cost escalation in the provision of medical services. The comparability of employment terms between Hospital Authority staff and their counterparts in the civil service will be a subject of discussion between Government and the Authority. However, any consequential adjustment to the remuneration package offered to new employees must be made having due regard to the impact on staff morale as well as the need to recruit and retain qualified professionals.
End/Wednesday, March 22. 1995
Environmental implications of projected increase in port throughput
Following is a question by the Hon Christine Loh Kung-wai and a written reply by the Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands, Mr Tony Eason, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
As stated in the Port Development Strategy Review, the Port Development Board is pursuing a level of port expansion which will increase the volume of freight cargo moved by road through the territory from 20 million tonnes in 1996 to 70 million tonnes in 2011, an increase of 250%. Will the Administration inform this Council of -
(a)
the estimated air quality impact of this increase, both in terms of predicted vehicle emission levels of major pollutants and in relation to the Air Quality Objectives: