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Question No. 15

Merger of Model Scale 1 and Master Pay Scale

Written Reply by the Honourable the Chief Secretary Sir David Ford, KBE, LVO, JP

to a question raised by the Hon Tam Yiu-chung in the Legislative Council on 27 April 1988

15. MR. TAM asked:

Question

Will the Government inform this Council:†

(a) the original reasons for setting up Model Scale 1 and the criteria in determining what type of posts should be grouped under this scale: and

(b)

whether consideration will be given to the suggestion made

made by a number

number of trade unions that the two salary scales should be merged?

CHIEF SECRETARY : Sir,

cap

to Prior

were

1971, civil service grades remunerated on 10 Model Scales (namely Model Scales 1 to 10). according to entry qualifications and occupational grouping. Following the 1971 Salaries Commission, Model Scales 2 to 10 were replaced by a consolidated pay scale known as the Master Pay Scale with educational . qualifications being the main determinant for entry into the grades concerned. Model Scale 1 remained comprising. Workman and Artisan grades for which the requirement was operative skill rather than educational qualifications.