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To ensure Mr Au's well being, consular officials from the British Embassy in Manila visit him regularly. The Hong Kong Government and the British Government will continue to press for an early hearing.

End/Wednesday, October 25, 1995

Salary increment system for CityU teachers

The following is a question by the Hon Emily Lau and a written reply by the Secretary for Education and Manpower, Mr Joseph Wong, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

It is reported that the City University of Hong Kong is planning to drop the current practice of following the civil service system of awarding annual increments to civil servants and to replace it with a system whereby the granting of annual increments to its teaching staff will be determined on the basis of performance. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council whether :

(a) the University Grants Committee (UGC) knows of the details of this plan

and when the plan will be implemented; and

(b) the UGC has requested the other six publicly-funded tertiary institutions to establish a similar performance-based system for the granting of annual increments to their teaching staff; and if so, whether the UGC has considered if the new system accords with the value-for-money principle?

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