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FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1989

IN THE REPORT COVER THE RANKING OF CONDITIONS OF SERVICE, AND THE JUDICIAL

THE RECOMMENDATIONS JUDICIAL OFFICER POSTS, OFFICERS SALARY SCALE.

AS WITH THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE, IT IS INTENDED THAT THE RECOMMENDATION ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE JUDICIAL OFFICERS SALARY SCALE WILL BE CONSIDERED LATER THIS YEAR AND, IF APPROVED, WILL TAKE FROM OCTOBER 1, 1989.

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS ACCEPTED EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISION OF FUNDS BY THE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

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OMELCO NATIONALITY WORKING GROUP REPORTS ON WORK

EFFECT

BY THE FINANCE

ROSTER

FOLLOWING IS THE CONTENT OF TODAY'S PRESS BRIEFING BY MEMBERS OF THE OMELCO SPECIAL WORKING GROUP ON NATIONALITY. MRS RITA FAN, MR CHENG HON-KWAN. MR DAVID CHEUNG AND MRS ELSIE TU:

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'TODAY'S PROGRAMME OF OUR TWO SENIOR MEMBERS PLAYS A VERY IMPORTANT PART IN THEIR MISSION TO THE UNITED KINGDOM

BE THEY WILL HAVING A MEETING WITH SIR GEOFFREY HOWE IN THE MORNING, AND A MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER IN THE AFTERNOON. THE TWO MEMBERS HAVE RECEIVED ALL THE SUBMISSIONS (SOME IN THE FORM OF LETTERS AND OTHERS IN THE FORM OF SIGNATURES) FROM HONG KONG IN SUPPORT OF HONG KONG'S CASE. AS WELL AS THE RESULT OF THE SRH PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY. THESE MATERIALS SHOULD BE HELPFUL TO THEM IN PUTTING ACROSS HONG KONG'S CASE AT THE MEETINGS.

"YESTERDAY. THE TWO SENIOR MEMBERS ATTENDED A MEETING ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG LINK WHERE THEY OUTLINED HONG KONG'S CASE. THEY WERE ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORTED BY AN ESTIMATED AUDIENCE OF 200. INCLUDING EUROPEANS. EARLIER. THEY HAD A PRIVATE SESSION WITH THE COMMITTEE OF HONG KONG LINK WHO PLEDGED THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT, PROMISED TO FOLLOW UP ON THE INITIATIVES TAKEN BY OMELCO.

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CENT OF THE

"THE SRH SURVEY FINDINGS SHOWED THAT 97 PER RESPONDENTS SAID THEY WOULD TAKE UP THE RESPONSIBILITY OF UPHOLDING THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG. THIS FULLY STRONG SENSE OF BELONGING OF HONG KONG PEOPLE TO HONG FIND THIS POINT ENCOURAGING,

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"ON THE OTHER HAND. THE SURVEY RESULT HAS SHOWN THAT THERE IS UNDOUBTEDLY A CONFIDENCE PROBLEM IN HONG KONG, AT THE PRESENT MOMENT. ONLY 48 PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS HAVE CONFIDENCE IN ITS FUTURE, AND THE PERCENTAGE RISES TO 71 PER CENT IN A SITUATION WHERE THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN BRITAIN IS SECURED. THE NEGATIVE RESPONSE TO THE SAME QUESTION DROPPED CORRESPONDINGLY FROM 47 PER CENT TO 23 PER CENT,

"WHEN RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED WHAT ACTIONS THEY WOULD TAKE IF THEY ARE GIVEN THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN BRITAIN. ONLY SIX PER CENT SAID THEY WOULD EMIGRATE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, 62 PER CENT SAID THEY WOULD STAY IN HONG KONG, AND 15 PER CENT SAID THEY WERE UNDECIDED.

/"THE FINDINGS