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TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1988

FINANCE COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER FUNDING FOR NEW POSTS

FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL BE ASKED AT A MEETING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TO CONSIDER THE CREATION OF TWO SENIOR POSTS IN THE ECONOMIC SERVICES BRANCH TO DEAL WITH BILATERAL AIR SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS AND RELATED MATTERS.

BOTH DESIGNATED AS PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SERVICES (AIR SERVICES), THE TWO POSTS, ONE PERMANENT SUPERNUMERARY, ARE FOR OFFICERS TO HEAD TWO TEAMS UNDER A SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS UNIT TO BE SET UP IN THE BRANCH.

ECONOMIC

AND ONE

NEW AIR

AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS WILL ALSO CONSIDER THE CREATION OF A PERMANENT DEPUTY SECRETARY POST IN THE DEPUTY CHIEF SECRETARY'S OFFICE WITH EFFECT FROM APRIL 1 THIS YEAR.

(DCS)

OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUB-COMMITTEE, INCLUDING CREATION OF POSTS IN THE TRANSPORT AND FINANCE BRANCHES WILL BE DISCUSSED.

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IMPLICATIONS OF

ALSO ON THE AGENDA WILL BE THE FINANCIAL PLACING AN ORDER WITH CABLE & WIRELESS (HK) LTD FOR MAINTAINING THE VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (VTMS), ESTIMATED AT $2,506,000 IN NON-RECURRENT EXPENDITURE AND $4,884,000 IN RECURRENT EXPENDITURE 1990-91 RISING TO $6,012,000 A YEAR BY 1991-92.

IN

MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO APPROVE AN INCREASE IN COMMITMENT FROM $178.7 MILLION BY $2,506,000 TO $181,206,000 ONE-OFF EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH MAINTAINING THE VTMS.

TO MEET

OTHER ITEMS ON TOMORROW'S AGENDA WILL INCLUDE:

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TO APPROVE AN INCREASE IN THE RATE OF THE INDUCEMENT ALLOWANCE FROM $350 BY $75 TO $425 PER MONTH FOR QUALIFIED TEACHERS IN AIDED SCHOOLS IN REMOTE AREAS, WITH EFFECT FROM SEPTEMBER 1 THIS YEAR;

TO DELEGATE TO THE DEPUTY FINANCIAL SECRETARY THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE FUTURE REVISIONS OF THE INDUCEMENT ALLOWANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ADJUSTMENTS MADE ΤΟ THE REMOTE STATION ALLOWANCE;

TO APPROVE AN INCREASE IN COMMITMENT FROM $104,394,000 BY $2,562,000 TO $106,956,000 TO MEET THE INCREASED COST OF BUILDING THE CHAI WAN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE; AND

TO APPROVE AN INCREASE IN COMMITMENT FROM $29,850,000 BY $2,479,000 TO $32,329,000 TO MEET THE INCREASED COST OF BUILDING THE PERMANENT SEAMEN'S TRAINING CENTRE AT TAI CHUNG.

LAM

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