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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1990

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"INEVITABLY, THESE CHANGES WILL HAVE THEIR IMPACT ON THE DAY- TO-DAY WORKINGS OF THE COUNCIL. WE WILL HAVE TO LOOK AGAIN AT SOME OF OUR RULES OF PROCEDURE," THE GOVERNOR SAID.

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE CHANGES WOULD ALSO AFFECT THE WAY THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WORKED WITH THIS COUNCIL IN DEALING WITH THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNMENT.

"AS OUR SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT EVOLVES AND BECOMES MORE COMPLEX, WE MUST WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE KEY PARTS OF THAT SYSTEM REMAIN EFFECTIVE AS WELL AS RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE TERRITORY," SIR DAVID SAID.

WELL-MOTIVATED AND COMMITTED CIVIL SERVICE ESSENTIAL

TO HK SUCCESS: GOVERNOR

THE

A WELL-MOTIVATED AND COMMITTED CIVIL SERVICE IS ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESS OF HONG KONG IN THE 1990S AND BEYOND, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SIR DAVID SAID THERE WAS ALSO A NEED TO PAY CAREFUL TO CIVIL SERVICE MORALE.

ATTENTION

"THIS GOES BEYOND MAINTAINING A FAIR SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING PAY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE.

"I AM, FOR EXAMPLE, CONSCIOUS OF THE CONCERNS WHICH MANY CIVIL SERVANTS EXPRESS ABOUT THE SECURITY OF THEIR PENSIONS. WE BELIEVE THAT PENSIONS ARE SECURE: THEY ARE NOW A STATUTORY RIGHT AND THERE ARE FIRM COMMITMENTS TO THEIR PAYMENT IN BOTH THE JOINT DECLARATION AND THE BASIC LAW.

"NEVERTHELESS, WE ARE LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE ARE OTHER MEASURES WHICH MIGHT BE TAKEN TO ADDRESS STAFF WORRIES. BUT I MUST CAUTION THAT ANY CHANGES WHICH REQUIRE SUBSTANTIAL RESOURCES WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE IN THE SHORT TERM," HE SAID.

THE GOVERNOR SAID CIVIL SERVANTS' ATTITUDES AND ASPIRATIONS HAD CHANGED, AS THEY HAD IN THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

"THE GOVERNMENT, AS AN EMPLOYER,

SITUATION.

MUST RESPOND TO THIS

"WE MUST LOOK FOR NEW WAYS BOTH TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN STAFF. FOR ITS PART, THE CIVIL SERVICE HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN ITS IMPARTIALITY AND KEEP UP ITS FINE TRADITION OF SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC. THE COMMUNITY, RIGHTLY, EXPECTS A GOOD DEAL OF ITS CIVIL SERVICE. DOES THE GOVERNMENT, HE SAID.

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/THE GOVERNOR