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During the year, the Commission tendered advice on four improvement proposals made by the Administration dealing with individual grades.
These include the creation of a new Primary School Master grade in the Education Department and a new rank of Assistant Cartographer in the Cartographer grade; the implementation of alternative appointment requirements for Personal Secretary II and the introduction of a special allowance for the Social Secretary and Housekeeper in Government House.
In addition, the Commission also examined and endorsed a number of other proposals made by the Administration.
These include improvement of the Home Financing Scheme; introduction of flexible contract terms for non- Public Service Commission posts; implementation of a new set of common terms of appointment and conditions of service for future civil service recruits; introduction of an allowance for officers required for "on call" duty; and implementation of Human Resource Management Review proposals on recruitment.
During the year, members of the Commission held informal discussions with major staff associations to keep abreast of development of issues of concern to the civil service.
The report also contains a description of the functions and composition of the Pay Trend Survey Committee, a brief account of the 1993-94 Pay Trend Survey and minor modification to the methodology to be adopted for the pay trend survey in 1994- 95.
The Standing Commission on Civil Service Salaries and Conditions of Service is an advisory body appointed by the Governor to advise and make recommendations on the principles and practices governing pay and conditions of service and salary structure of the non-directorate civil service, other than the Judiciary and Disciplined Services.
The progress report is now on sale at the Government Publications Centre, ground floor, Lower Block, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong.
End/Friday, May 12, 1995