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TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1990

THE MAIN COMPONENT PRO

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WEST WEST KOWLOON

LAP TS ARE: THE AIRPORT AT CHEK

NORTH LANTAU EXPRESSWAY; THE

THE CROSSING;

T! THE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING; KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY; THE WESTERN HARBOUR RECLAMATION; AND THE AIRPORT RAILWAY.

MANAGEMENT

TEAM

BRANCH STAFF AND

TO ACHIEVE TH, SE GOALS. AN INTEGRATED PROJECT I

EXPERIENCED WORKS WILL BE ESTABLISHED OMPRISING BECHTEL WORKING CLOSELY TOGETHER IN THE JOINT PROJECT OFFICE.

THE

REMAIN

WORKS

MAJOR FOR

DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS WILL

OF THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY

BRANCHES AND POLICY DEPARTMENTS WHICH HAVE OUTSTANDING TRACK RECORDS FOR PERFORMING PROJECTS. THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS REMAINS THE OVERALL COORDINATOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL PROJECTS RELATED TO THE NEW AIRPORT.

CIVIL SERVICE OFFERED 15 PER CENT PAY ADJUSTMENT

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THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR KEITH SHIPLEY, TODAY (TUESDAY) MET THE STAFF SIDES OF THE SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE COUNCIL, THE MODEL SCALE I STAFF CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL AND THE DISCIPLINED SERVICE CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL IN CONNECTION WITH THE 1990 PAY ADJUSTMENT.

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH ALSO MET THE POLICE FORCE COUNCIL.

MR SHIPLEY SAID THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL THIS MORNING CONSIDERED THE RESULTS OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR PAY TREND SURVEY FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 1, 1989 TO JANUARY 31, 1990.

LIVING, THE

"ALSO CONSIDERED WERE THE INCREASE IN THE COST OF STATE OF THE ECONOMY, THE BUDGETARY SITUATION, AND THE PAY CLAIMS SUBMITTED BY THE STAFF SIDES, HE SAID.

"THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS AUTHORISED US то OFFER THE STAFF SIDES A PAY AWARD OF 15 PER CENT CROSS THE BOARD, WITH EFFECT FROM APRIL 1 THIS YEAR.

"THIS IS LOWER THAN THE PAY TREND INDICATORS FOR THE UPPER AND MIDDLE BANDS OF 17 PER CENT AND 16.46 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY, BUT IS IN LINE WITH THE PAY TREND INDICATOR FOR THE LOWER BAND OF 15.11 PER CENT.

"THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL CONSIDERED THAT IN VIEW OF THE GENERAL ECONOMIC CLIMATE AND THE BUDGETARY SITUATION, IT WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE TO FOLLOW THE PAY TREND INDICATORS FOR THE UPPER AND MIDDLE BANDS.

/"THE PAY