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TELEGRAM NUMBER 19 OF 4 JANUARY
INFO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
MAJOR PAY DISPUTES IN THE CIVIL SERVICE: MY LETTER OF
18 DECEMBER 1979 REFERS.
1. THIS IS TO UP-DATE YOU ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.
2. DISPENSERS.
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IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE COURT CASE INVOLVING THE SUSPENDED DISPENSERS WILL NOT BE HEARD FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. MEANWHILE, CONSIDERATION IS BEING GIVEN TO FINDING AN ACCEPTABLE FORMUL A TO ENABLE THE SUSPENDED DISPENSERS TO RETURN TO WORK.
3. SUBSEQUENT TO THE INCIDENT ON 14 DECEMBER AT THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THE 38 (INCREASED FROM THE ORIGINAL 33) STAFF ASSOCIATIONS ADDRESSSED A LETTER OF COMPLAINT TO THE CHIEF SECRETARY ON THE MANNER IN WHICH THEIR PETITION HAD BEEN HANDLED.
A REPLY GIVEN ON 22 DECEMBER STATED THAT THE SECRETARY FOR THE
CIVIL SERVICE HAD ACTED IN FULL ACCORDANCE WITH ESTABLISHED PRACTICE, THESE ASSOCIATIONS HAVE YET TO ANNOUNCE WHAT FUTURE
ACTION THEY WOULD TAKE IN SUPPORT OF THE SUSPENDED DISPENSERS APART
FROM PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
4. NURSES,
THE ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT NURSING STAFF (AGNS) DEFERRED
ESCALATING INDUSTRIAL ACTION AFTER REACHING AGREEMENT WITH THE
MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT ON 21 DECEMBER TO TRY OUT AN
IMPROVED NIGHT DUTY SYSTEM FOR NURSES FOR SIX WEEKS. A MEETING
TO EVALUATE THE NEW SYSTEM IS SCHEDULED FOR 5 MARCH AND THE
ASSOCIATION IS UNLIKELY TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION BEFORE THEN,
5. POSTAL STAFF.
THE UNION OF POST OFFICE EMPLOYEES ISSUED A CIRCULAR TO ITS MEMBERS
AFTER CHRISTMAS PUTTING A BAN ON OVERTIME WORK. THE RESPONSE IS
NOT UNANIMOUS, BUT MOST POSTAL OFFICERS IN THE SORTING OFFICE
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