RESTRICTED
1968 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND THE MAIN STAFF ASSOCIATIONS
Appendix A
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The following is an interpretation of certain words and expressions used in this document:
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"Government" means the Governor, acting where appropriate after taking the advice of the Executive Council and/or with the consent of the Legislative Council or any Standing Committee thereof save where the context otherwise requires.
"Governor" means the Governor of Hong Kong and includes the acting Governor and also includes the Governor's Deputy exorcising any power which he is duly appointed to exercise under the Royal Letters Patent constituting the office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies.
"Governor-in-Council" means the Governor acting with the advice of the Executive Council, but not necessarily in accordance with such advice nor necessarily in such Council assembled.
"Colonial Secretary", "Deputy Colonial Secretary" and "Establishment Officer" mean the persons for the time being holding these offices in either a substantive or acting capacity.
"main Staff Associations" and "Staff Associations" and "Associations" and "Association" moan the Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants' Association, the Association of European Civil Servants of Hong Kong and the Senior Non-Expatriate Officers' Association, or any one of these three Associations, or any other Association that may be granted contral recognition. Central recognition is granted by the Colonial Secretary and may be withdrawn by the Colonial Secretary. "Senior Civil Service Council" and "Council" mean the Council set up in accordance with Clause 2(1) of this Agreement with the Constitution contained in Appendix A to this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires.
(1) The Government undertakes not to make any considerable change in conditions of service which affects a substantial part of the Service as a whole, or of the members of one or more main Staff Associations, without prior consultation with the appropriate Associations or Association. To this end machinery in the form of a Senior Civil Service Council, with the Constitution contained in Appendix A to this Agreement, will be set up with the object of
(a) discussing, in a spirit of goodwill, any matters which
fall within the scope of this Agreement, or which may be more specifically set out in the Constitution of the Senior Civil Service Council, and
(b) reaching agreement if possible between the Official and
Staff Sides of the Council on any such matter generally, and in particular on any changes in conditions of service whether proposed officially or by the Associations, jointly or severally.
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