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FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1987

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REVISED LEAVE AND PASSAGE ARRANGEMENTS FOR CIVIL SERVICE

ANNOUNCED (FRIDAY)

THE GOVERNMENT TODAY ARRANGEMENTS FOR CIVIL SERVICE LEAVE AND PASSAGES,

DETAILS OF REVISED

BY THE THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS ARE BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS MADE

CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND STANDING COMMISSION ON

CONDITIONS OF STANDING THE

DIRECTORATE SALARIES SERVICE AND

AND

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE.

ON COMMITTEE

THE FIRST PHASE WILL AFFECT MORE THAN SERVANTS AND WILL COME INTO FORCE ON AUGUST 1.

90 PER CENT OF CIVIL

THE THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR DOMINIC WONG, SAID

THE TWO TYPES OF LEAVE NOW MAIN CHANGE INVOLVED WAS TO SIMPLIFY AVAILABLE TO LOCAL CIVIL SERVANTS BY COMBINING THEM.

STAFF

"THE NEW UNIFIED LEAVE WILL BE CALLED VACATION LEAVE AND

է MR WONG SAID. WILL BE ABLE TO USE IT WITH MUCH GREATER FLEXIBILITY,

OF DAYS WITH THE POLICY AND NOT TO BE

"AT THE SAME TIME, THERE ARE NEW LIMITS TO THE NUMBER OF LEAVE WHICH THEY MAY ACCUMULATE. THIS IS IN LINE THAT LEAVE EARNED IS MEANT TO BE TAKEN WHEN POSSIBLE STORED UP, HE ADDED.

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ANOTHER MAJOR CHANGE

ABOUT AFFECTS

1,100 OVERSEAS OFFICERS EARNING SALARIES OF BETWEEN $16,700 AND $25,200 PER MONTH.

HOME A HALF

BE ABLE TO TAKE "UNDER THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS THEY WILL

INSTEAD OF ONCE EVERY TWO AND LEAVE WITH PASSAGES EVERY YEAR, YEARS. THIS IS IN LINE WITH PRESENT-DAY DEVELOPMENTS," MR WONG SAID.

RATES

BE PARTIALLY MET BY A "THE COST OF THE EXTRA PASSAGES WILL

BY THE AND

OF PROVISION EARNING REDUCTION

LEAVE IN THE EXCURSION FARE. THIS IS CONSIDERED A REASONABLE ALTERNATIVE," HE SAID.

THE SECOND PHASE, PERMITTING MORE FLEXIBLE

FOR LOCAL OFFICERS

AGREEMENT

TERMS

LEAVE ARRANGEMENTS NON-DIRECTORATE

AND OTHER

ON OVERSEAS OFFICERS, IS EXPECTED TO BE INTRODUCED IN EARLY 1988.

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