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4.
However, on 13 June the Public Health Inspectors Association
organised a sit-in of its members to press their case for regrading.
On 24 June the Standing Commission published a report advising that
grading and pay-scales for Health Inspectors should remain unchanged.
This brought deadlock in the discussions.
5.
The
After obtaining legal advice that the requirements of natural
justice had been adequately met, the Governor approved the decision
to suspend the 314 officers who had taken part in the sit-in.
suspension took effect from midnight on 28 June.
6.
Following an extraordinary meeting of the Public Health
Inspectors Association on 30 June, the Inspectors agreed to lift
their sit-in with effect from midnight on 3 July. Government
simultaneously lifted its suspension of the officers who had
participated in the demonstration.
7.
Throughout the Health Inspectors' actions, the Government
displayed every sympathy towards their case and took all reasonable
measures to persuade them to call off their action. The decision
to suspend 314 officers clearly was not taken lightly.
8.
On the question of proposals for an independent arbitration body,
the Hong Kong Government itself has only received one letter. However.
the Health Inspectors Association has made representations on the
subject to the Standing Commission on Civil Service Salaries and
Conditions of Service. The Standing Commission, in the course of its
review of the consultative machinery in the Civil Service, has
received 33 submissions from staff unions of which 3 have made
reference to the need for the introduction of some formal arbitration
The Standing Commission is now considering these
arrangement.
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