XN000022-1987-06-03 — Page 9

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1987

HAD BEEN

MADE TO UPDATE THE To INTRODUCE IMPROVED CHANGES AND ΤΟ

"IN ADDITION, AMENDMENTS PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCES, REMOVE ANOMALIES, HE ADDED.

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MR FORD SAID THE PRINCIPAL AMENDMENTS WERE TO THE PENSION ORDINANCE, WHICH GOVERNED THE EXISTING PENSION SCHEME, TO ENABLE IT TO REMAIN COMPATIBLE WITH THE NEW PENSION SCHEME AND TO UPDATE ITS PROVISIONS WHERE NECESSARY.

THE WIDOW'S AND CHILDREN'S PENSION ORDINANCE HAD BEEN AMENDED TO UPDATE CERTAIN OF ITS PROVISIONS BUT PRINCIPALLY TO ENSURE THAT OFFICERS WHO TRANSFER TO THE NEW PENSION SCHEME CONTINUED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE LEVEL OF DEPENDANTS PENSION FOR WHICH THEY HAD CONTRIBUTED.

"THE PENSION INCREASE ORDINANCE HAS ALSO BEEN AMENDED TO PROVIDE FOR ITS APPLICATION TO OFFICERS ON THE NEW PENSION SCHEME AND TO ENSURE THAT OFFICERS WHO QUALIFY FOR A DEFERRED PENSION RECEIVE THE BENEFIT OF PENSION INCREASES BUT ONLY PAYABLE ON REACHING NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE,' NR FORD SAID.

NOTING THAT AFTER 1997,

OF THE FUTURE SAR GOVERNMENT,

PENSIONS WOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY MR FORD SAID THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE NEW PENSION SCHEME IN ITS PRESENT FORM AND HAD INDICATED THAT THEY FOUND IT FULLY ACCEPTABLE.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

BETTER PROSPECTS FOR QUALITATIVE IMPROVEMENTS TO WELFARE SERVICES

THERE ARE NOW MUCH BETTER PROSPECTS FOR QUALITATIVE IMPROVEMENTS TO WELFARE SERVICES WITH THE IMPROVED FINANCIAL CLIMATE,

WELFARE, THE HON THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND

SAID

TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

CHAMBERS, JOHN

WINDING UP THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON SOCIAL WELFARE SUBVENTION THE YEARS POLICY IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR CHAMBERS SAID DURING OF TIGHT BUDGETARY RESTRAINT "WE MUST CONCENTRATE ON MUCH-NEEDED QUANTITATIVE EXPANSION OF EXISTING SERVICES, AND THAT IMPROVEMENTS STANDARDS HAVE NECESSARILY HAD TO TAKE A BACK SEAT.

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