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Supplementary to Question No. 2

Legco Sitting on 11.5.88

to

MR. SZETO (in Cantonese) : Sir, I am glad to know that the

Education Department has already withdrawn. the circulars

two days ago. And I am also glad

hear that the

Education Department will arrange meetings with the school

councils and the teachers' associations on 17 May.

However,

the two

circulars made the arrangements

immediately effective. HOW do we treat the period from

the time the circulars were issued to the time they were

withdrawn? If some schools have already signed contracts

with new teachers within this period or have calculated

the maternity leave according to the circular, will the

Education Department try to remedy the situation?

the director's attention

to

SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER : Sir, I will draw

this point and ask him to

consider it during this consultation period I refer to.

MR. SOHMEN The Secretary's answer seems to suggest that

the Codes of Aid do not comply with the Employment

question of maternity leave it is

Ordinance. On the

suggested that consultation is not

necessary because all

that is being done is to bring the Codes of

of Aid in line

with the law. On the other hand, on the question of

notice period, consultation

is now considered

necessary

even though the Codes of Aid will be brought to conform

with the law. Why is there a difference?