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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1993

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ACCORDANCE COUNCIL

THE ANNUAL PAY ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BEEN DETERMINED IN WITH THE ESTABLISHED MECHANISM AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE

BECAUSE EACH THEY ARE SETTLED DECISIONS. AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.

SEPARATE IS A

AND INDEPENDENT EXERCISE, THERE ADJUSTMENT COMMITMENT, ON THE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT, TO MAKE UP ANY FROM PREVIOUS YEARS.

PAY IS NO DIFFERENCES

IF

THE PAY LARGE

IN THE ADMINISTRATION'S VIEW, ARBITRATION IS JUSTIFIED ONLY

IN IS THERE

MAJOR POLICY ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED AND IF IT ARE

THE DO SO. PUBLIC INTEREST

THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO ARGUE TO SETTLEMENT THIS YEAR IS UNREASONABLE, NOR DOES THE COMMUNITY AT SUPPORT SUCH A VIEW.

HAS

WELFARE OFFER

I CANNOT AS REGARDS INDIVIDUAL STAFF DISPUTES, MR PRESIDENT,

TO THE QUESTION OF MORALE WITHOUT RESPONDING LEAVE

HONOURABLE THE

ASSISTANTS. IT'S QUITE ALBERT CHAN'S POINTS ON THE SOCIAL WELFARE

HAVE NOT WRONG ΤΟ SUGGEST THAT WE OR THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MEET STAFF'S REQUESTS. THE DEPARTMENT BOOSTED

AND CREATED PROMOTION POSTS. AND SOCIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT HAS HELD NUMEROUS MEETINGS WITH THE ASSOCIATION. ITS

ASSISTANTS OF A REVIEW TEAM IS STILL ON THE TABLE. THE SOCIAL WELFARE ONLY HAVE TO PICK THAT OFFER UP AND START TALKING. I UNDERSTAND MEMBERS WILL BE MEETING THE ADMINISTRATION TOMORROW MORNING TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE. BUT I CAN ASSURE THEM THAT OUR ATTITUDE THROUGHOUT HAS AN BEEN ONE OF CALMNESS

THAT WE HAVE AND LOGIC AND I WOULD SAY ON

FOR SUCH STAFF RELATIONS ESPECIALLY EXCELLENT RECORD

A LARGE VERY ORGANISATION. AND THAT WE BELIEVE THAT OUR MACHINERY IS WORKING

THAT

KELL.

CONCLUSION

IN

ALL IN ALL, MR PRESIDENT, TO CONCLUDE, THE CIVIL SERVICE IS

THE TRANSITION FAR BETTER SHAPE THAN SOME PEOPLE APPEAR TO THINK. OBVIOUSLY PRESENTS A CHALLENGE BUT THE EVIDENCE IS THAT THE SERVICE IS COPING EXTREMELY WELL.

RIGHT,

AND

IS

NOTHING

WE MORE

OF COURSE THERE ARE TIMES WHEN CRITICISM IS RESPOND WELL TO JUSTIFIED CRITICISM. BUT THERE DETRIMENTAL TO MORALE THAN CONSTANT NEGATIVE CRITICISM AND BACK SEAT THE LINE DRIVING. I HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS COUNCIL SOMETIMES CROSSES AND GETS TOO CLOSELY INVOLVED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CIVIL SERVICE.

THE WHAT

CIVIL SERVICE NEEDS ABOVE ALL ELSE IN CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES 15 TO BE LEFT TO GET ON WITH THE JOB THAT THEY Do so IT IS NOT A WELL AND TO BE GIVEN SOME ENCOURAGEMENT NOW AND AGAIN.

WILL TAKE LOT

THIS то ASK AND I DO HOPE THAT HONOURABLE MESSAGE TO HEART.

MEMBERS

MR PRESIDENT, WITH THESE WORDS I SUPPORT THE MOTION.

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