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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1990

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HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD TO MOVE IN THIS WAY IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES IMPLICIT IN PROF POON'S QUESTION, WHICH RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC PLAN TO ENSURE THE WIDER APPLICATIONS OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN GOVERNMENT.

ON TRAINING, SIR PIERS SAID THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DEPARTMENT WAS REVIEWING ALL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRAINING NEEDS AND HOW BEST TO MEET THEM.

"ON COMPLETION OF THE REVIEW, PROPOSALS WILL BE PUT ΤΟ THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING TRAINING TO END-USERS, FOR IMPLEMENTATION,' HE SAID.

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SCHEME BEING DEVISED ON NOISE IMPAIRMENT COMPENSATION

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SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN DEVISING A SCHEME TO COMPENSATE EMPLOYEES WHOSE HEARING ABILITY HAS BEEN IMPAIRED BY OCCUPATIONAL NOISE, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE HON K.Y. YEUNG, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON TAM YIU CHUNG, MR YRUNG SAID THE ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF THE SCHEME, INCLUDING CRITERIA OF ELIGIBILITY FOR COMPENSATION, HAD NOW BEEN FINALISED AND ACCEPTED IN PRINCIPLE BY THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD.

"THE WAY IN WHICH COMPENSATION IS TO BE FUNDED HAS YET то BE DECIDED, HOWEVER, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL SHORTLY BE CONSULTING THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD ON THIS MATTER, HR SAID.

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MR YEUNG SAID TRADE UNIONS WERE CONSULTED DURING THE FORMULATING PROCESS THROUGH THEIR REPRESENTATION ON THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD.

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"I CAN CONFIRM THAT THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD HAS ALSO TAKEN ACCOUNT OF THE REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY VARIOUS LABOUR ORGANISATIONS ON THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION SCHEME, HE ADDED.

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