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THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1981

CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES

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THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED ADJUSTMENTS TO CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES FOR THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR.

THE MAJORITY OF CIVIL SERVANTS WILL RECEIVE PAY ADJUSTMENT RANGING FROM ABOUT 17 PER CENT TO 18 PER CENT, WHILE OFFICERS AT THE DIRECTORATE LEVEL WILL HAVE THE IR RANGE OF SALARIES ADJUSTED BY ABOUT 17 PER CENT TO 13-1/2 PER CENT.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE ADJUSTMENTS WERE BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF A SURVEY OF PAY TRENDS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR DURING THE PREVIOUS FINANCIAL YEAR AND AFTER DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE STAFF SIDE AND THE OFFICIAL SIDE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE COUNCIL.

THE NEW SALARIES OF CIVIL SERVANTS ON THE MASTER PAY SCALE RANGE FROM $1 395 AT POINT ONE TO $17.990 AT POINT 51, COMPARED WITH THE EXISTING RANGE OF $1 180 TO $15 230.

MODEL SCALE 1 WORKERS WILL RECEIVE REVISED SALARIES RANGING FROM $1 660 TO $2 610, COMPARED WITH THE PRESENT $1 405 TO $2 205.

STAFF OF THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES WILL BE PAID FROM $3 335 TO $17 990 AS AGAINST THE PRESENT $2 835 TO $15 230 IN THE CASE OF OFFICERS, AND FROM $1 950 TO $5 545 AS AGAINST THE PRESENT $1 645 TO $4 730 IN THE CASE OF RANK AND FILE.

THE REVISED DIRECTORATE AND DIRECTORATE JUDICIAL/LEGAL GROUP PAY SCALES RANGE FROM $19 350 TO $40 850, COMPARED WITH THE EXISTING RANGE OF $16 500 TO $36 000.

THE REVISED SCALES ARE EFFECTIVE FROM APRIL 1 THIS YEAR AND THE NEW SALARIES WILL BE PAID IN AUGUST.

THE ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL COST IS ABOUT $920 MILLION FOR THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR, COVERING THE CIVIL SERVICE, THE GRANT TO THE URBAN COUNCIL ACCORDING TO THE MEMORANDUM OF ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS AND REIMBURSEMENT TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR SERVICES PAID FOR BY THE GOVERNMENT.

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ALSO APPROVED PROVISION OF $385 MILLION FOR THE CURRENT YEAR TO PROVIDE FOR APPROPRIATE INCREASES IN GRANTS TO DEFICIENCY GRANT ORGANISATIONS AND DISCRETIONARY GRANT ORGANISATIONS.

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