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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1987

FOR THOSE CIVIL

THE BILL ALSO PROVIDED FOR DEFERRED BENEFITS SERVANTS WHO RESIGNED AFTER COMPLETING 10 YEARS OF SERVICE.

THE LEGISLATIVE

AD COUNCIL MR CHAN, WHO WAS THE CONVENER OF

AND POINTS OF CONCERN RAISED TWO STUDY THE BILL, HỌC GROUP TO

GIVE ASSURANCE TO ALLAY REQUESTED THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO REPLY AND THE WORRIES, REAL OR IMAGINARY, OF THE STAFF.

PAYMENTS SERVANTS THE GENERAL

THE FIRST WAS THAT AS THE SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR PENSION

WOULD REVENUE", "GENERAL

CIVIL WAS FROM UNDER THE BILL PENSION BENEFITS BE AFFECTED WHEN THERE WAS A DEFICIT IN REVENUE.

SERVANTS' CIVIL

RIGHT TO APPEAL THEIR PENSION PROCEEDINGS.

THE SECOND POINT CONCERNED AGAINST A DECISION BY THE GOVERNOR TO CANCEL OR REDUCE

OR DISCIPLINARY ON CONVICTION OF CERTAIN OFFENCES NOTED THAT THE LEGAL COST WOULD BE TOO HIGH.

"THE ADMINISTRATION HAS AGREED IN PRINCIPLE THAT APPEAL PROCEDURES IN THIS BILL COULD BE FURTHER IMPROVED,

HE

THE EXISTING

M HE SAID.

OF THE ISSUE,

HOWEVER, DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINT AND COMPLEXITY THE AD HOC GROUP AND THE ADMINISTRATION FELT THAT MORE TIME SHOULD

WHICH WAS THAT GIVEN TO REFINE THE APPEAL PROCEDURES,

TRIBUNAL

PUBLIC SERVICES

COMMISSION

AN APPEAL

WITHOUT LEGAL COST TO THE APPELLANT.

BE

BESIDES

BE SHOULD

SET

THE UP

OF HONG KONG, MODELLED

MR CHAN ADDED THAT THE CIVIL SERVICE AFTER THE BRITISH SYSTEM, WAS EFFICIENT AND WAS A CONTRIBUTORY TO THE STABILITY AND SUCCESS OF HONG KONG.

"FOR THOSE LAW-ABIDING

HARD-WORKING AND

FACTOR

CIVIL SERVANTS, I DURING THEIR RETIREMENT HE SAID.

ALWAYS ADVOCATE THAT THEY SHOULD BE WELL PAID NOT ONLY

HAVE REASONABLY GOOD SERVICE BUT ALSO THAT THEY SHOULD BENEFITS AFTER THEIR LONG AND LOYAL SERVICE TO THE CROWN,

"

EMPLOYEES ALREADY PROTECTED AGAINST UNFAIR DISMISSAL

* * * * *

HONG KONG PROTECTION AGAINST UNFAIR DISMISSAL TO EMPLOYEES

HAS PROVIDED

A FAIR

AND

THE UNITED

KINGDOM

WHICH

MEASURE

OF

REASONABLE

WHILE AVOIDING THE HAS INTRODUCED WITH EXPENSIVE MEASURES QUESTIONABLE SUCCESS, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER,

THE LEGISLATIVE THE HON MICHELANGELO PAGLIARI, TOLD (WEDNESDAY).

COUNCIL TODAY

YIU-CHUNG, MR PAGLIARI NOW FURTHER

IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON TAM SAID FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LONG SERVICE PAYMENT SCHEME WERE

IF INTRODUCED, UNDER

AND CONSIDERATION PROTECTION TO EMPLOYEES DISMISSED

WOULD PROVIDE THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN.

/HE SAID