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TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1990

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PROPOSING TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT

STUDY AREA;

ESTABLISHING

ARRANGEMENTS WITHIN THE

THE ENGINEERING FEASIBILITY, PROGRAMME AND COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING THE DevelopmenT OF THE STUDY AREA: AND

AND

ASSESSING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE DEVELOPMENTS MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUITABLE POLLUTION CONTROL AND MITIGATION MEASURES.

THE TOTAL COST OF THE NORTH LANTAU DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IS ESTIMATED TO BE OVER $4 BILLION AT CURRENT PRICE.

EVENING, SUNDAY AND PUBLIC HOLIDAY CLINIC SERVICE TO BE REDUCED

GOVERNMENT GENERAL OUT-PATIENT SERVICE PROVIDED AT ALL EVENING,

WITH EFFECT SUNDAY AND PUBLIC HOLIDAY CLINICS WILL BE REDUCED

FROM THE PHARMACEUTICAL TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AS A RESULT OF A DECISION BY STAFF ASSOCIATION

FROM VOLUNTARY OVERTIME WORK WITH

PAYMENT.

TO WITHDRAW

THIS WAS ANNOUNCED BY A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AND THE HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY).

HEALTH

ASSOCIATION HAS

STAFF THE TWO DEPARTMENTS REGRETTED THAT THE DECIDED TO RESORT TO SUCH ACTION AND AT SUCH SHORT NOTICE.

"THIS IS BOUND TO INCONVENIENCE OUR PATIENTS BUT WE WILL EVERY EFFORT TO MAINTAIN SERVICE, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

MAKE

THE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTS THE MAJORITY OF GOVERNMENT

THE DEPARTMENT DISPENSERS.

RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE ASSOCIATION'S DECISION ONLY YESTERDAY (MONDAY). IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS

REACTION STAFF'S TO THE

IN PROGRESS" TRAINING AND GRADE AND SALARY STRUCTURE.

TO "SLOW

WAS DUE THEIR

IMPROVING

AFTERNOON,

AT A SPECIAL MEETING HELD WITH THE ASSOCIATION THIS OFFICIALS EXPLAINED THE VARIOUS ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENTS TOWARDS UPGRADING THE TRAINING OF DISPENSERS AND IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS.

THE PROCESS

IT WAS NOTED THAT STAFF WERE CONSULTED THROUGHOUT AND WERE ALSO KEPT INFORMED OF DEVELOPMENT FROM TIME TO TIMB.

HOWEVER, DESPITE

MADE

THE

THE

STAFF REPRESENTATIVES' RECOGNITION OF EFFORTS

BY DEPARTMENTS BY THE

AND REPEATED APPEALS OFFICIALS, THE MEETING FAILED TO PERSUADE THE STAFF REPRESENTATIVES TO CHANGE THEIR MIND.

/IN CONSEQUENCE