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FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1994

THE

THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994 CONTAINING PROPOSAL WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY). IT WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JUNE 1.

THERE ARE NOW 529 ORDINANCES ENACTED IN ENGLISH ONLY. THE LAW DRAFTING DIVISION OF THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE AUTHENTIC CHINESE TEXTS OF THE ORDINANCES.

TRANSLATED TEXTS ARE CONSIDERED BY THE BILINGUAL LAWS

COMMITTEE.

ADVISORY

TO THE

THEY ARE THEN DECLARED AUTHENTIC BY THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL.

SUBJECT ORDERS DECLARING AUTHENTIC TEXTS OF ORDINANCES ARE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID UNDER THE PROPOSED NEW

TEXTS WOULD NO LONGER BE DECLARING CHINESE APPROVAL OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

ORDERS PROCEDURE, SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR

ORDINANCES. COUNCIL. LIMIT.

UPON SUCH DECLARATION, THE TEXTS BECOME AUTHENTIC TEXTS OF

THE TEXTS MUST HOWEVER BE LAID BEFORE

STATUTORY THE COUNCIL MAY AMEND THE TEXTS WITHIN THE

THE

THE

LEGISLATIVE

TIME

SO FAR,

DECLARED. CONSIDERED DRAFTS

THE BY

CHINESE

THE AUTHENTIC CHINESE TEXTS OF 15 ORDINANCES HAVE HAVE TEXTS OF ANOTHER 123 ORDINANCES THE BILINGUAL LAWS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE FINAL

ARE AWAITING

BY OF THESE ORDINANCES

THE

GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL.

BEEN BEEN

DECLARATION

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE PRELIMINARY DRAFTS OF MOST OF REMAINING ORDINANCES HAD EITHER BEEN COMPLETED OR WERE IN PROGRESS.

THE

TARGET OF THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT IS TO PREPARE AT "THE

LEAST A COMPLETE DRAFT OF THE CHINESE TEXTS FOR EVERY ORDINANCE BEFORE THE END OF 1995 AND TO HAVE ALL THE CHINESE TEXTS DECLARED AUTHENTIC BEFORE JULY 1997, HE SAID.

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FINDINGS OF 1993/94 PAY TREND SURVEY ACCEPTED

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THE PAY TREND SURVEY COMMITTEE IN A MEETING TODAY (FRIDAY) ACCEPTED THE FINDINGS OF THE 1993/94 PAY TREND SURVEY.

THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY INDICATE THAT THE FOLLOWING PAY INCREASES HAVE BEEN AWARDED BY THE SURVEY COMPANIES:

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10.84 PER CENT FOR EMPLOYEES EARNING LESS THAN MONTH;

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AVERAGE

$10,295

PER

•

EARNING 18 PER CENT FOR EMPLOYEES $31,570 PER MONTH;

BETWEEN $10,295 AND

*

10.97 PER CENT FOR EMPLOYEES $63,085 PER MONTH.

EARNING

BETWEEN

$31,571

AND

/THE MEETING

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