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THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1994

TODAY

GOVT DISAPPOINTED AT EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM

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SPOKESMAN SAID LEARN THAT

IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES, A GOVERNMENT (THURSDAY) THE GOVERNMENT WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE PANEL HAD DECIDED TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE

SERVICE) (TEMPORARY OFFICERS {VARIATION OF CONDITIONS OF ORDINANCE UNTIL THE END OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN JULY THIS YEAR.

PUBLIC PROVISIONS)

WITH THE LOCAL AND "WE HAVE BEEN HOLDING INTENSIVE TALKS

MUTUALLY OVERSEAS STAFF ASSOCIATIONS, TRYING VERY HARD TO WORK OUT A

ALLOWING CERTAIN ACCEPTABLE WAY FORWARD FOR THE INTERIM MEASURE OF OVERSEAS OFFICERS TO TRANSFER TO LOCAL TERMS,

HE SAID,

GIVEN

THE PARTIES REACHED,

BEEN MADE. ALREADY HAS "A LOT OF PROGRESS WILLINGNESS TO FIND A SOLUTION AND WITH MORE HARD WORK BY THE CONCERNED, THERE IS A FAIR CHANCE THAT AN AGREEMENT CAN BE HE ADDED.

THE

SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT EXTENDING THE ORDINANCE NECESSARY NOR HELPFUL.

WAS NEITHER

CAUSED BY

IT WILL ONLY PROLONG AND AGGRAVATE THE UNCERTAINTY

WILL THE ORDINANCE AS BOTH THE DEPARTMENTS AND THE OFFICERS CONCERNED

IN THE NEXT FEW FIND IT' DIFFICULT TO PLAN THEIR WORK AND FUTURE MONTHS.

"THE JOB OF MANAGING THE CIVIL SERVICE SHOULD BE LEFT ADMINISTRATION AND SHOULD NOT BE THE SUBJECT OF LEGISLATION.

ΤΟ THE

"TO AVOID ANY VIOLATION OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS, WE SHALL HAVE NO то CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE TO GRANT SHORT EXTENSIONS ON OVERSEAS TERMS

CONDITIONS OFFICERS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO TRANSFER TO LOCAL

SAID THE SPOKESMAN. OF SERVICE UNTIL THE ORDINANCE EXPIRED,

P

GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED ITS SINCE JULY 30 LAST YEAR WHEN THE

WHO ARE HONG KONG TO ALLOW DECISION

OVERSEAS AGREEMENT OFFICERS

ΤΟ SUBJECT PERMANENT RESIDENTS TO APPLY FOR TRANSFER TO LOCAL TERMS CERTAIN CONDITIONS, A TOTAL OF 113 APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.

OF

ORDINANCE,

THE

THE TOTAL, TWO HAD BEEN APPROVED BEFORE THE PASSAGE OF

NINE HAVE BEEN APPROVED IN PRINCIPLE SINCE THE PASSAGE OF THE REST ARE THE ORDINANCE, 21 HAVE BEEN REJECTED AND FOUR WITHDRAWN. STILL BEING PROCESSED.

ANOTHER CONTRACT AWARDED FOR CHEUNG CHING TUNNEL

THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD HAS ACCEPTED A

BY BALFOUR BEATTY LIMITED FOR THE SUBMITTED

AND CENTRAL MONITORING AND CONTROL VENTILATION

ISLAND, A GOVERNMENT CHING

ON TSING Y1 TUNNEL TODAY (THURSDAY).

CHEUNG CHING

$49

MILLION

TENDER PROVISION OF TUNNEL FOR CHEUNG SYSTEMS

ANNOUNCED SPOKESMAN

THE AIRPORT CORE LAP TUNNEL IS A MAJOR ELEMENT IN PROGRAMME'S (ACP) HIGHWAY NETWORK LINKING THE NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK KOK AND TUNG CHUNG NEW TOWN TO KOWLOON AND CENTRAL HONG KONG.

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