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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1989

"CONSULTANTS UNDERTAKING THE PROJECT WILL NEED, AMONG OTHER THINGS, REVIEW AIR TRAFFIC FORECASTS, FIX THE RUNWAY CONFIGURATION AND RECLAMATION SIZE, DESIGN THE AIRPORT LAYOUT AND TRANSPORT INTERFACES, CARRY OUT A COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY, AND PRODUCE AN OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME WITH COSTS.

"SINCE THE NEW AIRPORT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PROJECT, WE ARE TAKING GREAT CARE IN ENSURING THAT WE GET THE BEST POSSIBLE TEAM OF CONSULTANTS TO PREPARE THE MASTER PLAN FOR IT.

THOSE WHO CONSULTANTS

"A SHORTLIST OF CONSULTANTS WILL BE DRAWN UP FROM HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST AND THESE POTENTIALLY SUITABLE WILL THEN BE ASKED TO MAKE DETAILED PROPOSALS TO THE GOVERNMENT REGARDING THE WAY THEY WOULD UNDERTAKE THE CONSULTANCY.

"ON THE BASIS OF THESE PROPOSALS, THE GOVERNMENT WILL EVALUATE WHICH CONSULTANT SHOULD UNDERTAKE THE WORK, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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THE CONSULTANCY WOULD BE EXPECTED TO START BEFORE THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR, HE ADDED.

FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVES TEMPORARY ALLOWANCE

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVED TODAY (FRIDAY THE PAYMENT OF TEMPORARY ALLOWANCE TO FIVE CIVIL SERVICE GRADES.

A

I AND

"THOSE ENTITLED TO THE ALLOWANCE ARE ANALYST/PROGRAMMER

SOCIAL WORK II. ASSISTANT

OFFICER, EXECUTIVE OFFICER II. SENIOR

OFFICER AND MEDICAL AND HEALTH OFFICER AND MEDICAL AND HEALTH

NURSING OFFICER I AND BELOW). A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

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NURSE

WORKER

SAME A PROPOSAL TO EXTEND THE

TEMPORARY ALLOWANCE TO COVER THOSE STAFF OF COMPARABLE RANKS IN DOCTOR, NURSING AND GRADES IN GOVERNMENT-SUBVENTED ORGANISATIONS WAS ALSO APPROVED BY COMMITTEE. THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE

THE COST FOR THE ALLOWANCE FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYERS IN

$69.5

WHILE MILLION

THAT FOR WOULD BE IN THE REGION OF ORGANISATIONS WOULD BE $34 MILLION.

1989-90 SUBVENTED

THE SPOKESMAN

EARLIER THIS

ΤΟ MONTH

NOTED THAT

ACCEPT

THE GOVERNOR

BY A RECOMMENDATION

OF CONDITIONS

COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND

PAYMENT OF A TEMPORARY ALLOWANCE FOR THE FIVE GRADES WITH EFFECT OCTOBER 1 THIS YEAR.

COUNCIL IN

DECIDED THE STANDING SERVICE FOR

FROM

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