Despite of the frequent labour disputes between the Hong Kong Government and the Civil Sərvants' Unions, the former is still clinging on to a completely out-of-date machinery designed to suppress just representations rather than exercising its declared principle of " good employer "
Facts outlined above disclose that the Government of Hong Kong, being the leading and biggest employer in the Colony, has failed to troat its employees altogether in a fair and equal way in respect of pay structures, promotion prospects, eto. The grievancos arising from the Shorthand- Audio Typist case is only a tip of the ico-berg when compared with the problems of the large majority of civil servants who
Unless are now trying to fight their way out of a dark ear. an overall change of the present negotiation machinery and representing bodies is put into urgent formation, management and staff relation is bound to deteriorate to disastrous løvels and the Shorthend-Audio Typists will not be the last to fight their employer both locally and abroad.
On Sunday morning, February 13, 1977, 90 % members of the Association held a public demonstration in the vicinity of the Governor's House, It was participated by delegations of five civil servants' unions in support of the Association's action. A petition was presented requesting His Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong to exercise his justice and implement the follow- ing proposals so as
as to alleviate the hardship of the Grado :-
(a)
(b)
Provision of a true, meaningful and reasonable Career salary for the Grado; and
Improvement of promotion prospects and advancement outlot of Shorthand-Audio Typists.
Nevertheless, His Excellency the Governor authorized the Secretary for the Civil Service to notify the Association that as the petition contained no fresh facts or evidence to justify any variations to the new structure, the Governor regretted that it would not be appropriate for him to intervene.
On the contrary, as the Association sees it, facts, figures and evidence, whether old or fresh should not be the factor for rejection when there is ample merit and justification, existing in the arguments presented by the Association to tho
It is regretted that His official-side in the long past. Excellency was misled by the Secretary for the Civil Service into the matter.
Commencing March 23, 1977, members of the Grade resorted to "work-to-rulə" in order to protect themselves from abuse
The action lasted for 4 mouths and was called and exploitation. off to show the staff-side's sincerity which was totally ignored and unappreciated by the management.
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