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HONG KONG FOVERAMENT

DAILY

INFORMATION INFORMATION

SERVICES

BULLETIN

Tuesday, August 22, 1972

TEN PER CENT PAY INCREASE FOR 40,000 GOVERNMENT WORKERS

Some 40,000 workers in the Civil Service will receive a 10 per cent

increase in their "take-home" which will be back-dated to April 1 this year.

pay,

The workers concerned are those paid on the Model Scale 1 and include

street cleaners, messengers, labourers, lift operators, caretakers, workshop

attendants and watchmen.

Artisans and senior artisans are also included.

Postmen and assistant

postmen, who are paid on a special scale, will also get this increase.

Revised pay scales for these government staff were recently considered

and agreed by the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council.

A Government spokesman said this afternoon:

"The new salary scales

mean net increases ranging from $48 to $78 a month for men, and from $43 to

$71 a month for women.

The new salaries and back pay will be paid out by the end of November.

The spokesman explained that, under the revised pay arrangements, part

of the Cost of Living Allowance payable since April 1 this year, had been

incorporated into the new pay scales.

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