STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN & VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE GOVERNMENT SHORTHAND-AUDIO TYPISTS ASSOCIATION IN HONG KONG
The whole basis of our case is that prior to the 1971 Salaries Commission
our salaries bore relationship with the Personal Secretaries on the ohe hand
and with the Clerical Officers on the other. Following the various changes
in the salary structure as a result of the Salaries Commission, the Shorthand-
Audio Typicts suffered to the exclusion of the other two grades by having a
shorter scale. The maximum was reduced considerably by comparison with the
other two grades and in particular relative to the Personal Secretaries' scale
whereas it has always been on an overlapping of the two scales, i.e. for the
Shorthand-Audio Typist scale at the maximum to be greater than the Personal
Secretaries' scalt at the minimum.
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shewed underpaid. This no longer applies and there is an adverse difference of $115. In addition,
the relationship to the Clerical Officer, allowing for the translation of equal
pay to the female side of the Clerical Officer grade, shows marked disparity
to the extent of some $345. We have made a series cf representations to the
Government since we formed our Association in 1975 and these negotiations
have provided numerous statistics to back up our claim, but not only have
our claims been rejected in negotiations, they have also been turned down
through a petition to Governor-in-Council.
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