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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1990

DISCIPLINED SERVICES SHOULD GET ON WITH

DAILY WORK EFFICIENTLY:

GOVERNOR

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THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING THE SALARIES FOR JUNIOR POLICE OFFICERS AND OTHER DISCIPLINED SERVICES HAS BEEN COMPLETED, THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES SHOULD ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND GET ON WITH THEIR DAILY WORK IN THE VERY EFFICIENT WAY THAT THEY ALWAYS HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER OPENING THE SOUTHORN STADIUM IN WAN CHAI,

SIR DAVID SAID THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES SALARIES AT THE JUNIOR OFFICER LEVEL HAD BEEN UNDER REVIEW FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

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"IT'S BEEN A VEPY CAREFUL AND A VERY THOROUGH REVIEW TO GET LEVEL OF SALARIES WHICH IS FAIR FOR THE JOB, WHICH IS FAIR BETWEEN DIFFERENT DISCIPLINED SERVICES AND WHICH IS WHAT THE COMMUNITY CAN AFFORD," HE SAID.

"YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO LOOK AT THE QUESTION OF RELATIVITIES BETWEEN DIFFERENT SERVICES. AND IT'S ALWAYS A VERY DIFFERENT, DIFFICULT MATTER FOR THE SERVICES THEMSELVES.

THE GOVERNOR SAID THAT THE STANDING COMMITTEE HAD LOOKED EXTREMELY CAREFULLY INTO WHAT WAS THE RIGHT LEVEL OF SALARY FOR THE DIFFERENT SERVICES. "THEY'VE DONE IT VERY THOROUGHLY, THEY'VE COME UP WITH AN ANSWER WHICH SEEMS, TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, TO BE THE RIGHT ANSWER, SIR DAVID SAID.

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THE OTHER DISCIPLINED SERVICES MAY FEEL DISAPPOINTED THAT THEY ARE NOT EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE POLICE, SURE THEY WILL ACCEPT THAT THE WHOLE PROCESS HAS BEEN DONE VERY CAREFULLY AND VERY FAIRLY," HE ADDED.

"WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS TRYING TO DO, WHAT THE WHOLE PROCESS IS TRYING TO DO IS TO REACH A FAIR DECISION ON WHAT IS THE RIGHT LEVEL OF SALARY FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT AND DIFFICULT JOBS, THE GOVERNOR SAID.

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"BACH DISCIPLINED SERVICE HAS AN IMPORTANT JOB TO DO AND EACH ONE DOES IT VERY WELL. BUT YOU HAVE TO TRY TO ASSESS WHAT IS THE CORRECT, WHAT IS THE FAIR LEVEL OF SALARY FOR EACH SERVICE, HE ADDED.

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"ALWAYS IN THE PAST, THERE HAS BEEN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN POLICE AND THE OTHER SERVICES. ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE THAT NOW, I'M THE OTHER SERVICES WILL UNDERSTAND THAT AND I HOPE THAT THEY ACCEPT IT, SIR DAVID SAID.

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