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"Rather, our efforts to meet the pledged target were affected by such factors such as an increase in emergency calls in remote areas, inclement weather conditions. during the summer months, road closures and prevailing traffic congestion," he said.
He pointed out that in fact performance in the last quarter of 1995, when compared with the third quarter last year, had improved by two per cent, and the department was able to achieve a 90.3 per cent level following the redeployment of ambulances to provide better coverage as recommended by a consultant tasked to review the emergency ambulance services.
On the claim that there was a manpower shortage, the spokesman said: "The department was to delete 294 ambulanceman posts as a result of transferring the non- emergency removals to the Hospital Authority, which was completed last October.
"However, the deletion programme by natural wastage has not been fully achieved and we still have 140 crew members left over.
"The department has submitted a proposal to the Government to retain this surplus and this particular proposal will immediately make available half of the manpower needed to achieve the 95 per cent long term target as recommended by the consultant," he said.
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Salary survey featured in Monthly Digest of Statistics
A feature article entitled "Salary Statistics of Middle-Level Managerial and Professional Employees" is published in the January 1996 issue of the Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics.
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The Annual Survey of Salaries and Employee Benefits Managerial and Professional Employees (Excluding Top Management) has been conducted annually by the Census and Statistics Department since 1984.
The survey collects information relating to salary rates and fringe benefits of managerial and professional employees from about 200 large companies in selected. major economic sectors.
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