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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1979

NO CHANGE IN PAY COMMISSION

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REPORT

A LETTER TO ALL HONG KONG NURSING ASSOCIATIONS WAS SENT TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR. JAMES So.

THE LETTER REITERATED THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE FIRST REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE COULD NOT BE CHANGED.

BUT IT STRESSED THE GOVERNMENT'S VIEW THAT LINES OF COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE KEPT OPEN WITH STAFF AT ALL TIMES.

MR. SO CONFIRMED THAT THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR. MARTIN ROWLANDS WOULD BE WILLING TO MEET WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF STAFF ASSOCIATIONS OF NURSES AND ALLIED GRADES TO LISTEN TO WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY AND TO EXPLAIN THE STANDING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS TO THEM AND ITS ROLE IN THE FUTURE.

LEGCO TO DEBATE ON GOVERNOR'S POLICY SPEECH

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A TWO-DAY DEBATE ON THE MOTION OF THANKS FOR THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS TO BE MOVED BY THE ACTING CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON. PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, WILL BEGIN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

A TOTAL OF 21 UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS WILL SPEAK ON THE MOTION TOMORROW AND ON THURSDAY.

LEADING OFF THE DEBATE TOMORROW WILL BE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER, THE HON. OSWALD CHEUNG, FOLLOWED BY THE HON. ROGER LOBO, THE HON. LI FOOK-WO, DR. THE HON. HARRY FANG, THE HON. T.S. LO, THE HON. FRANCIS TIEN, THE REV. THE HON. JOYCE M. BENNETT, THE HON. CHEN SHOU-LUM, THE HON. LYDIA DUNN, THE HON. LEUNG TAT-SHING, AND THE REV. THE HON. PATRICK MCGOVERN,

ON THURSDAY, 10 OTHER UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS WILL SPEAK ON THE MOTION. THEY ARE THE HON. PETER C. WONG, THE HON. WONG LAM, DR. THE HON, RAYSON HUANG, THE HON. CHARLES YEUNG, DR. THE HON. HO KAM-FAI, THE HON. ALLEN LEE, THE HON. DAVID NEWBIGGING, THE HON. ANDREW SO, THE HON, HU FA-KUANG AND THE HON. WONG PO-YAN.

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