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HONG KONG TELNO 3805: EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AT THE PART I MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HELD ON 21 NOVEMBER, IN CONSIDERING THE MEMORANDUM ON DIRECTORATE PAY SCALE AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS SALARY SCALE, THE

COUNCIL ADVISED AND THE GOVERNOR ORDERED THAT ·

(A) IN PRINCIPLE, THE REVISED DIRECTORATE PAY SCALES, INCLUDING THOSE RELATING TO THE HEADS OF THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS SALARY SCALE RECOMMENDED BY THE ROSS COMMITTEE AND THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE (SCJS) SHOULD BE ACCEPTED AND MADE EFFECTIVE FROM 1 OCTOBER 1989, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISION OF THE NECESSARY FUNDS BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL: AND

(B) AS REGARDS DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION, A FURTHER SUBMISSION SHOULD BE MADE TO THE COUNCIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE PROVIDING DETAILS OF THE STANDING COMMISSION'S PROGRAME OF WORK ON ITS REVIEW OF THE CIVIL SERVICE SALARY STRUCTURE, SUGGESTING WAYS OF SPEEDING UP ITS WORK, AND PROVIDING AN ASSESSMENT AS TO THE MOST APPROPRIATE TIME TO ANNOUNCE THE DECISION IN THE LIGHT OF THE COMMISSION'S WORK SCHEDULE.

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