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THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1985

SHE SAID CONTRACT TERMS WOULD REPLACE ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS, FRINGE BENEFITS, PENSIONS WITH A TAXABLE GRATUITY, OFFER A HIGHER SALARY, ALLOW FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AND A FREE FLOW OF EXPERTISE BETWEEN THE CIVIL SERVICE AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR, ATTRACT A HIGHER CALIBRE OF STAFF AND GENERATE THE BEST OUTPUT FROM STAFF BECAUSE NO REDUNDANT PERSONS WOULD BE KEPT IN A POST.

+) FEEL SURE THAT MANY RECENT RECRUITS AND POTENTIAL RECRUITS WOULD BE KEEN TO OPT FOR CONTRACT APPOINTMENTS, SHE SAID.

+ IF WITH GENTLE PERSUASION IN THE FORM OF TAXING FRINGE BENEF IFTS AND GRADUAL LOWERING OF SOME UNCALLED FOR FRINGES, GOVERNMENT SHOULD SUCCEED IN MAKING GRADUALLY ALL THOSE POSTS WHICH IT FEELS ARE UNNECESSARY TO BE PENSIONABLE, INTO CONTRACT APPOINTMENTS.

+1 AM NOT SUGGESTING THAT THERE IS NO PLACE FOR PENSIONABLE TERMS. I ONLY ASK THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD REVIEW ITS POLICIES TO SEE WHETHER THE MAJORITY OF CIVIL SERVANTS NEED TO BE ON PENSIONABLE TERMS, SHE SAID.

TURNING TO SQUATTER CONTROL, DR IP SAID SHE WAS CONCERNED WITH THE $184 MILLION SPENT ON THIS ITEM, WHICH WAS 64 PER CENT OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT'S EXPENDITURE.

SHE STRESSED WE MUST FIND A CHEAPER METHOD FOR SQUATTER CONTROL.

IF IT IS CHEAPER TO REGIONAL ISE SQUATTER CONTROL TO THE DISTRICT BOARDS, LET'S DO IT.

+ IF THERE ARE MODERN EQUIPMENT AND CHEAPER TECHNIQUES OF SURVEILLANCE, LET'S TRY OUT A PILOT SCHEME.

+ IF BY PAYING FINANCIAL AWARD TO INFORMERS MIGHT SAVE GOVERNMENT'S MONEY ON SQUATTER CONTROL, LET US DO IT, SHE URGED.

SHE WAS AWARE THAT A VALUE FOR MONEY EXERCISE WAS BEING DONE AND SHE SAID SHE LOOKED FORWARD TO SUCH A STUDY OFFERING A CHEAPER ALTERNATIVE.

LASTLY, DR IP URGED GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER STANDARDISING METHODS OF FUNDING ON AS SIMPLE A BASIS AS POSSIBLE FOR NON-PROF IT- MAKING HOSPITAL BEDS, WELFARE PROJECTS, SCHOOL PLACES, POLYTECHNIC, COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PLACES.

/CONCEDING THAT