TNAG-2396-FCO40-3483-Hong-Kong-Civil-Service-policy-1992 — Page 275

CONFIDENTIAL

Subject

Object

Potential Disputes

To

and

monitor

dissolve potential disputes

2

ZA

Latest Position

next year's pay adjustment. Five major staff associations (the Hong Kong Chinese

Civil

Servants

Association, the Hong Kong Civil Servants

General Union,

the

Federation of Civil Service Unions, the Joint

HK

and

Organisation of Unions

Government Employees Association) may join hands to press

Administration

for "favourable" pay adjustment in 1992.

the

a

To meet the upsurge in property prices, the Staff Sides of the central councils have requested an increase in the rates of housing allowances. Meanwhile, the number of applications for joining the Home Financing Scheme continues to rise steadily.

The Staff Sides have asked that the option period for the New Pension Scheme be extended until the pension safeguards issue is resolved.

Police

The continue

officers

staff associations to express concern for undertaking escort duties

in the repatriation of particular with regard legal position and coverage.

VBP, in to their insurance

At a meeting with SHA on 11.12.91, the Association of Liaison Officers learnt that a decision had yet to be made on the future of the Liaison Officer grade. dissatisfied

Staff

with

are

the

are

Administration's response and contemplating some form of protest

action.

G.F. 326

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