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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1994

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HOSPITAL AUTHORITY HEAD OFFICE RESTRUCTURED

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MEMBERS

HOSPITAL MILLION, THE

THERE

NOW 31 MANAGEMENT STAFF ARE

THE IN AUTHORITY HEAD OFFICE AT AN ANNUALLY RECURRENT COST OF $30.9

MRS ELIZABETH WONG, TOLD THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY),

CHEN-YA,

TOTAL STAFF

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON HUANG MRS WONG SAID THE COST REPRESENTED 0.3 PER CENT OF THE COST IN THE AUTHORITY.

THIS COMPARES WITH 32 MANAGEMENT STAFF AT A RECURRENT COST OF ORGANISATIONAL $32.9 MILLION PER ANNUM UNDER THE AUTHORITY'S PREVIOUS STRUCTURE.

MR WONG

SAID

THE CHANGE FOLLOWED A STRUCTURE OF THE AUTHORITY UPON THE

REVIEW ON THE SENIOR

OF APPOINTMENT

ITS

MANAGEMENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE.

THE REVIEW RESULTED IN THE DELETION OF THREE PRINCIPAL POSTS: THE CREATION OF ONE DEPUTY DIRECTOR POST IN ADDITION ORIGINAL 15 POSTS; AND ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SALARIES OF SOME POSTS.

OFFICER TO THE

MANAGEMENT

"THE REMUNERATION OF ALL THE POSTS INVOLVED IN THIS REVIEW

MRS WONG SAID. COMPARABLE TO THE GOVERNMENT DIRECTORATE PAY SCALE,

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IS

NO NEED TO BAN ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT IN AIRCRAFT

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THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT CONSIDER IT NECESSARY TO ENACT LEGISLATION TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF PERSONAL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ON BOARD HONG KONG-REGISTERED AIRCRAFT, THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MR GORDON SIU, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

ALL HONG KONG-REGISTERED AIRLINES REQUEST PASSENGERS TO REFRAIN FROM USING PERSONAL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT DURING TAKE-OFF AND LANDING.

THE VERY

"THIS IS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AIMED AT REMOVING SLIGHT POSSIBILITY THAT SUCH EQUIPMENT MAY CAUSE INTERFERENCE WITH THE NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS OF THE AIRCRAFT, MR SIU SAID IN

WRITTEN REPLY ΤΟ A QUESTION BY THE HON CHIM

IN PUI-CHUNG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

A

THE

PASSENGERS ARE INFORMED OF THIS RESTRICTION BY MEANS OF ANNOUNCEMENTS, BY CABIN STAFF, PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF.

"THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTED INCIDENTS OF PASSENGERS ON HONG KONG-REGISTERED AIRLINES REFUSING TO COMPLY.

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