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HONG KONG CHINESE CIVIL SERVANTS' ASSOCIATION

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Points discussed at the interview between Messrs. Daniel Jones, M.P. and Representatives of H.K.C.C.S.A. on Sunday, 13th April, 1969, at 7.00 p.m., at the

Mandarin Hotel, Hong Kong

H.K.C.C.S.A. Representatives: CHUNG Wah-leung, Esq. (President)

TSIN Sai-nin, Esq. (Member, Executive

Council)

1. Relations between Government and this Association

In spite of the setting up of the Senior Civil Service Council last June and a number of subsequent meetings of the Council and its sub-committee meetings, a number of issues of years of standing have remained outstanding. For example,

(i) Regrading of, and improvement of promotion prospects of certain

grades of officer, particularly Sister Tutors of nursing schools, Assistant Masters/Mistresses, Primary School Teachers, teachers in the Technical Education stream.

(ii) The removal of certain anomalies in the teachers' salary scales

No action has been taken by Government in spite of repeated appeals from Government teachers.

(iii) Leave accumulation of local officers

Local officers are often

not given the opportunity to consume their leave on the ground of staff shortage, etc. and thus forfeit the overflowing portion of their leave accumulation. This Association has years ago suggested remedies, but so far no action has been taken by Government.

(iv) Education Allowance for children of local officers

has made no reply to our submission.

(v) Policy on salaries of re-employed pensioners

Government

Government was

asked to clarify its policy, but so far there has been no reply.

(vi) Equal pay for women (Please, read paragraph 5 below).

(vii) The setting up of an independent grievance machinery.

(See para. 3 below).

(viii) The extension of the age of retirement to 60.

(See para. 7 below).

Government's procrastination in dealing with the above matters has seriously jeopardized our confidence in negotiations with Government.

2. The Senior Civil Service Council

By an agreement (Attachment 1) between Government and the three main staff associations concluded in June, 1968, a consultative machinery of above name was formed for a trial period of one calendar year. From actual experience, we have found the following provisions in the agreement most unfair and unsatisfactory;

(i) Clauses 2(2) and (3). These two clauses, taken together, vertually means that Government may not, but the Associations may, be bound by any decision reached by agreement in the Council and any recommendation of a Committee of Inquiry to the extent that it is accepted by Government. This is gross injustice. We humbly suggest that either Government is also bound by such decisions or recommendations, or the Associations are bound only to the extent that it is accepted by their Councils.

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