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TUESDAY, JUL

1990

ENHANCEMENTS TO HOSPITAL AUTHORITY TERMS APPROVED

* * * *

TO

TH:.

MODIFICATIONS

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS AGREED TO A NUMBER OF SERVICE AND AUTHORITY'S THE HOSPITAL

TERMS OF

BRIDGING-OVER ARRANGEMENTS FOR CIVIL SERVANTS, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID THIS (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON.

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'THESE WERE MADE IN THE LIGHT OF THE EXPRESSED BY STAFF AND WERE LARGELY BASED ON THE THE PROVISIONAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY," SHE SAID.

LEGITIMATE

CONCERNS

RECOMMENDATIONS OF

SPEAKING

AT

DETAILS ANNOUNCING A PRESS CONFERENCE

CONSIDERABLE MRS WONG SAID THE ENHANCED PACKAGE WAS A MODIFICATIONS, IMPROVEMENT ON THE PREVIOUS PROPOSALS,

OF

THE

SEVERAL OF THE MORE IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

(A) IN

THE IT ON THE BE

HOSPITAL THE

PROVISIONAL ORIGINAL PROPOSALS BY THE AUTHORITY, DEPARTMENTAL QUARTERS WERE EXCLUDED FROM COSTING OF THE GOVERNMENT PACKAGE OF FRINGE BENEFITS. HAS NOW BEEN AGREED THAT, EXCEPT FOR STAFF TRAINING PAY SCALE, ALL DEPARTMENTAL QUARTERS SHOULD

PRACTICE INCLUDED IN THE COSTING, ON THE GROUNDS THAT IN THE QUARTERS REPRESENT A HOUSING BENEFIT TO THE STAFF WHO OCCUPY THEM.

IN QUARTERS

WOULD

THE

34 OR HOWEVER,

ΤΟ INCLUDE THESE

THE CALCULATION CONSIDERABLY INCREASE THE CASH ALLOWANCE TO STAFF IN SECOND BAND (RANKS WITH MPS POINTS BEGINNING AT

BETWEEN 34 AND 44B ON THE NEW SCALE). ENDING THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY WILL IN FUTURE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT

QUARTERS ARE DEPARTMENTAL

OPERATIONAL GROUNDS.

ALLOCATED

STRICTLY

ON

(B)

THE GOVERNMENT

HAS ACCEPTED

THE

PROVISIONAL

HOSPITAL

PROVIDED SUBJECT HOSPITAL AUTHORITY.

OF

AUTHORITY'S VIEW THAT A HOUSING LOAN SCHEME SHOULD BE THE TO STAFF. THE HOUSING LOAN SCHEME WILL BE

DETAILED EXPLANATION BY THE PROVISIONAL

(C)

THE ORIGINAL

PACKAGE PROVIDED THAT THE SHOULD BE REDUCED BY 10 PER CENT. BEEN REMOVED.

CASH

ALLOWANCE

THIS

REDUCTION

HAS

(D) CIVIL

SCALE

HAVE ALLOWANCE

BY

SERVANTS BETWEEN MPS POINTS 34 AND 44B ON THE (BAND 2), WHO MAY HAVE PRIVATE TENANCY BEEN PARTICULARLY DISSATISFIED OVER THE CASH SPLITTING PERCENTAGE THEY WOULD RECEIVE.

WILL CORRESPOND BAND INTO TWO, THE CASH ALLOWANCE MORE CLOSELY ΤΟ THE VALUE OF CIVIL

BENEFITS SERVICE RECEIVED FOR THE RESPECTIVE BANDS.

THIS

NEW

ALLOWANCE,

/(E) ANOTHER MODIFICATION