TNAG-0822-FCO40-1029-Policy-on-salaries-for-civil-servants-in-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 426

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20th May, 1978.

Mr. Frank Hooley, Member of Parliament, House of Commons,

London SW1A OAA,

United Kingdom.

Dear Mr. Hooley,

I have received a letter from Mr. Bloom, Assistant Secretary of National Union of Public Employees in which enclosed photo-copies of your letter to Lord Goronwy-Roberts and the parliamentary answer dated 4 May 1978. To my knowledge, the said answer does not fully reflect the background of the trade dispute. Therefore, I am enclosing the relevant documentary exchanges between the Official Side and Staff Side for your evaluation; in addition, the cause of forming another new S.A.T. Committee and why there are of the staff accepted the Government's terms.

To generate a whole picture towards our case and for your easy reference, the enclosures are classified into two categories namely, Stage I and Stage II. Kindly examine the enclosed papers in accordance with its appendices as follows:

"Restructuring" on S.A.T.s

Note

S.A.T. is a one rank grade, i.e. no direct promotion

Note For long term grievances, please refer "Petition to Governor" "Details of Posts" before "Restructuring"

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Proposed Details of Posts

Restructuring .

337 out of 400 S.A.T.s opposed the agreement

Minutes of E.G.M. dated 4th December 1976 - outvote the then Chairman

Reason No mandate by members to make agreement

Advertisement to recruit Stenographer without consultation

Government set up closing date for Letter of Option

Confirmed Minutes dated 20th December 1976

Confirmed Minutes dated 20th January 1977

Petition to Hong Kong Governor dated 13th February 1977

Poster Action

Letter to Secretary for the, Civil Service Note (4 questions raised)

Confirmed Minutes dated 2nd May 1977

Reply from Secretary for the Civil Service - no constructive reply.

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Address: Hennessy Road Post Office, P.O. Box 20549, H.K.

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