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only

be payable if the

officer provided a

satisfactory standard of service.

(b) It was important

officers

to

retain long serving

in the civil service and to motivate

them to continue to work hard particularly in

view of the likely difficult times which lay

ahead.

(c)

Some Members expressed concern that the

Standing Commission's recommendations were

merely tinkering with the problem. It was

suggested that no action should be taken

until the Commission had completed its

review of the salary structure in the

service.

overall

civil

this was an

to

two years

look urgently

However, it was noted that

enormous task which would take

complete and an undertaking to

at problems especially within

the medical professions, had already been

given by the Administration. The proposals

before the Council were only an interim

solution.

(d)

The payment of the temporary allowance

referred to in paragraph 1, would create more

problems

than it would solve.

If

1