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TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1990

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EXCO DECISION ON CIVIL SERVICE PAY RISE

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ECONOMIC THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, HAS DECIDED THAT IN VIEW OF THE

PUBLIC INTEREST FOR AND BUDGETARY SITUATION, IT WOULD NOT BE IN THE

THE BOARD THE GOVERNMENT TO INCREASE ITS OFFER OF 15 PER CENT ACROSS AS THE 1990 PAY ADJUSTMENT.

THE

DECISION WAS

MADE

AFTER

THE

THIS COUNCIL PUT FORWARD BY

CONSULTATIVE

EXECUTIVE (TUESDAY) MORNING CONSIDERED THE VIEWS AND ARGUMENTS THE STAFF SIDES OF THE

CIVIL SERVICE CENTRAL FOUR COUNCILS IN SUPPORT OF A HIGHER PAY AWARD.

PER CENT WAS IN SURVEY INDICATOR FOR

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE OFFER OF 15 LINE WITH THE 1989-90 PRIVATE SECTOR PAY TREND THE LOWER SALARY BAND OF 15.11 PER CENT.

HAVE ASKED

GOVERNMENT THE

то TREND INDICATOR FOR THE 16.46 PER CENT AND 17 PER CENT

"HOWEVER, THE STAFF SIDES INCREASE ITS OFFER ON THE BASIS OF THE PAY MIDDLE AND UPPER SALARY BANDS OF RESPECTIVELY, HE SAID.

ון

SPOKESMAN

THE SAID

STAFF SIDES OF THE

THE FOUR CENTRAL OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL'S CONSULTATIVE COUNCILS HAD BEEN INFORMED DECISION.

ADJUSTMENT WOULD NOW LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, HE

THE PROVISION OF FUNDS FOR THE 1990 PAY BE SOUGHT FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE SAID.

44 MEMBERS TO SPEAK IN BUDGET DEBATE

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FORTY-FOUR MEMBERS WILL SPEAK TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AND THURSDAY WHEN BILL 1990 RESUMES.

COUNCIL IN THE LEGISLATIVE DEBATE ON THE APPROPRIATION

TWENTY-TWO

MEMBERS

LISTED ARE

ΤΟ

SPEAK

TOMORROW

AND

THE

REMAINDER ON THURSDAY.

OFFICIAL MEMBERS WILL SPEAK ON THE BILL ON MAY 9.

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF IN ADDITION, THE RESULTS OF VALUE FOR MONEY AUDITS AND THE WHITE PAPER REPORT ON HONG KONG 1989 TO PARLIAMENT WILL BE

AUDIT ON ON THE ANNUAL TABLED AT TOMORROW'S

THE

MEETING.

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