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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1990

"AS A RESULT, WE HOPE TO CIVILIANISE OVER 50 POSTS IN THE FINANCIAL YEAR TO RELEASE POLICE OFFICERS FOR OPERATIONAL DUTIES," SAID.

FURTHER

OTHER POSTS WHICH COULD TO IDENTIFY STUDIES CIVILIANISED WERE BEING AND WOULD BE CONDUCTED, MR ASPREY ADDED.

GOVT TRIES TO SETTLE DISPUTES THROUGH CONSULTATION

* *

NEXT

HE

BE

SETTLE ANY DISPUTES

THAT

THE GOVERNMENT IN GENERAL TRIES TO ARISE THROUGH CONSULTATION

HAS AND LARGE, BY PROCESS, SECRETARY, THE HON SIR PIERS JACOBS, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND STAFF AND THIS

BEEN

THE SUCCESSFUL,

ACTING CHIEF

TO IN REPLY

QUESTION A

BY THE HON

IN DAVID CHEUNG PIERS SAID

WHERE IN CASES

A PARTICULAR

HAD

INDUSTRIAL RESORTED TO

THE

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, SIR GROUP OF CIVIL SERVANTS

ACTION, THE MAINTAIN A CONTINUING DIALOGUE DEPARTMENT AFFECTED WAS EXPECTED TO

THE ISSUE THROUGH WITH THE STAFF CONCERNED, WITH A VIEW TO SETTLING NEGOTIATION.

I

"IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS TO EVEN WHERE ENSURE THAT AS FAR AS POSSIBLE SERVICES ARE NOT DISRUPTED INDUSTRIAL ACTION IS TAKEN.

"SOMETIMES THIS MAY

NOT BE

POSSIBLE BUT MEMBERS MAY REST RESPONSIBILITY ASSURED THAT HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND OTHERS HOLDING

THE PUBLIC ARE FULLY CONSCIOUS OF THE NEED TO MINIMISE DISRUPTION TO SERVICES," SIR PIERS SAID.

HE POINTED OUT THAT UNDER CIVIL SERVICE

THE REGULATIONS, CIVIL SERVICE SECRETARY FOR THE

MIGHT AUTHORISE DEDUCTION OF AN OR APPROPRIATE SUM FROM SALARIES OF THE STAFF REFUSING TO PERFORM ALL PART OF THEIR NORMAL DUTIES.

ALTERNATIVELY, HE MIGHT SUSPEND THEM FROM DUTY WITHOUT PAY.

"I MUST EMPHASISE, HOWEVER, THAT THE CIVIL SERVICE ARE INVOKED ONLY AS A LAST RESORT, SIR PIERS SAID.

REGULATIONS

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