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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1990

POSITIVE STEPS

HOSPITALS

AND THE

"THE BOARD ADVISED THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE

AT ITS TO INTRODUCE LABELLING OF MEDICINES DISPENSED CLINICS AND TO EDUCATE PROFESSIONALS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON BENEFITS OF LABELLING," SHE SAID.

MRS WONG

ADDED

THAT

PROFESSIONAL

ASSOCIATIONS

ENCOURAGE THEIR MEMBERS TO PRACTISE LABELLING.

SHOULD ALSO

PAYMENT OF HONORARIUM CONSISTENT WITH POLICY

LANDS

THE PAYMENT OF AN HONORARIUM TO AN OFFICER IN THE FORMER AND WORKS BRANCH WAS APPROVED BY FINANCE COMMITTEE AND IS CONSISTENT POLICY то REWARD CIVIL SERVANTS FOR WITH THE LONG ESTABLISHED

HIGHER SIGNIFICANTLY

RESPONSIBILITY LEVEL OF PERFORMING WORK AT A

SUBSTANTIVE RANKS. THE CHIEF THAN THAT NORMALLY EXPECTED OF THEIR SECRETARY, THE HON SIR DAVID FORD, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY),

BY

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

CONTENTION THE HON POON CHI-FAI, SIR DAVID SAID HE DID NOT ACCEPT THE

REFERRED CONTAINED IN THE QUESTION THAT THE PAYMENT OF THE HONORARIUM TO CAUSED CONCERN AND DISCONTent.

WHO,

CONCERNED A D2 THE CHIEF SECRETARY POINTED OUT THAT THE CASE

BRANCH

THROUGHOUT THE AND WORKS OFFICER IN THE FORMER LANDS

1989. UNDERTOOK DUTIES AND PERIOD FROM APRIL 1, 1988 TO AUGUST 31, RESPONSIBILITIES APPROPRIATE TO A D3 OFFICER.

"NORMALLY, HIS POST WOULD HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO D3 AND HE WOULD HAVE BEEN GRANTED AN ACTING ALLOWANCE.

TIME WHEN

WOULD HAVE

"THIS WAS NOT DONE, HOWEVER, BECAUSE THE UPGRADING NECESSITATED A MAJOR REDELINEATION OF DUTIES AND RESTRUCTURING OF THE ORGANISATION AT WORKS BRANCH AND

AND ITS GROUP OF DEPARTMENTS RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BRANCH ABOUT TO BE REVIEWED. SIR DAVID EXPLAINED.

LANDS

A

THE

AND WERE

THE

NAMELY THE EXISTENCE

THE CHIEF SECRETARY POINTED OUT THAT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES. MAIN CRITERION FOR PAYMENT OF ACTING ALLOWANCE, OF A VACANT SENIOR POST, WAS NOT MET.

“ተር "IN FAIRNESS

THE

APPROVAL WAS SOUGHT FOR PAYMENT OF

KECIL

FINANCE OFFICER. HOWEVER,

SPROTAL HONORARIUM WHICH WOULD

WAS APPROVAL

COMMITTEE'S

($122,300)

HAVE BEEN

GIVEN ON

EQUIVALENT TO THE AMOUNT OF ACTING ALLOWANCE

PAYABLE HAD A D3 DECEMBER 8. 1989,

POST

BEEN CREATED.

HE SAID.

/SIR DAVID