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CONFIDENTIAL

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MDLIAN 0895

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 1458

OF

190846Z APRIL 88

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HONG KONG TELNO 1398:

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Pl. place file which has relevant Exco paper for x) below.

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

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15/4

AT THE PART I MEETING ON 19 APRIL THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL

(A) ORDERED THAT AN OFFER OF A PAY ADJUSTMENT HASED ON THE

1987/88 PAY TREND INDICATORS SHOULD BE PUT TO THE CIVIL SERVICE

STAFF SIDE: THAT IF THE OFFER IF REJECTED AN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE

OF INQUIRY SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED TO REVIEW THE METHODOLOGY OF

THE PAY TREND SURVEY AND THE METHODOLOGY AND THE RESULTS OBTAINED

IN THE 1986 PAY LEVEL SURVEY: AND THAT IN ADDITION THE ADMINISTRATION

SHOULD EXAMINE THE CASE FOR A SIMILAR COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER THE

SAME MATTERS AS THEY EFFECT THE DIRECTORATE:

(B) AGREED TO A PROPOSAL TO MOVE A COMMITTEE STAGE AMENDMENT TO CLAUSE 10(3) OF THE FILM CENSORSHIP BILL 1988 TO INCLUDE REFERENCE TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 19 OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENANT ON CIVIL POLITICAL RIGHTS, BUT REJECTED THE LEGCO AD HOC GROUP'S PROPOSAL THAT A DECISION TO CENSOR A FILM UNDER CLAUSE

10(2)(C) SHOULD BE MADE AT THE BRANCH SECRETARY LEVEL:

(C) ORDERED THAT PROPOSALS TO RELAX THE CRITERIA FOR LOCAL SETTLEMENT OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES SHOULD NOT BE IMPLEMENTED AT THIS STAGE BUT THAT THEY SHOULD BE RESUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL

WHEN THE CLIMATE IS RIGHT:

(D)

ORDERED THAT THE INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) BILL: STAMP DUTY CAMENDMENT) BILL 1988 AND THE BANKING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988

SHOULD BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGCO:

(E) ORDERED THAT THE NORTH POINT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN SHOULD BE

APPROVED.

WILSON

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