 |
FCR(98-99)18
For discussion
on 17 July 1998ITEM FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE
CIVIL SERVICE PAY ADJUSTMENT 1998
- to approve, with effect from 1 April 1998, an increase in salary of 6.03% for civil servants in the upper pay band and Directorate Pay Scale Points 1 and 2 (D1 and D2) and equivalent, and an increase in salary of 5.79% for civil servants in the middle and lower pay bands, and similar pay adjustments for the judicial service and those subvented non-government organisations (NGOs) whose salary adjustments follow those in the civil service;
- to approve the grant of a "pensionable personal allowance" for officers at Directorate Pay Scale Point 3 (D3) and above and equivalent serving on pensionable terms who leave the civil service in 1998-99 and receive pension benefits on or before 1 April 1999, and similar arrangements for the judicial service and ex-civil servants working in subvented or public organisations who serve on mixed service pension or frozen service pension or special no pay leave;
- to note that supplementary provision of about $4,602 million will be required in 1998-99 for the civil service, the judicial service, reimbursement to the Housing Authority, the auxiliaries and NGOs subvented on a deficiency grant basis; and
- to note that supplementary provision of about $1,261 million may be made available, on application, for NGOs subvented on a discretionary grant basis, having regard to the merits of each case.
PROBLEM
The 1997-98 Pay Trend Survey of private sector companies has revealed movements in private sector pay over the 12-month period from 2 April 1997 to 1 April 1998. We need to consider how these changes should be reflected in the pay for civil servants, members of the judicial service and staff in subvented NGOs whose salary adjustments follow those in the civil service.
PROPOSAL
2. We propose to adjust salaries with effect from 1 April 1998 by 6.03% for civil servants in the upper pay band and D1 and D2 and equivalent, and by 5.79% for those in the middle and lower pay bands, and similar pay adjustments for the judicial service and staff in subvented NGOs. We have decided that there will be no adjustment to the pay of officers at and above D3 level and equivalent in the civil service, judicial service and the relevant NGOs in subvented sector for 1998-99. The revised civil service pay scales and the revised Judicial Officers' Salary Scale are at the Enclosure.
3. Further to the decision of no pay adjustment for officers at D3 level and above and equivalent, we propose to grant a "pensionable personal allowance" to civil servants at D3 and above and equivalent who leave the service in 1998-99 and receive their pension benefits on or before 1 April 1999 for the day preceding the day of their leaving the service which is between 2 April 1998 and 1 April 1999 inclusive. This also applies to those in the judicial service, and pensionable ex-civil servants serving in subvented or public organisations.
JUSTIFICATION
4. The Pay Trend Survey for the period 2 April 1997 to 1 April 1998 produced the following results -
| Pay band
| Gross pay
trend indicator
(A)
| Payroll cost of
civil service
increments
(B)
| Net pay
trend indicator
(A) - (B)
|
|---|
Upper
($43,941 to $87,430 per month)
| 7.30%
| 1.27%
| 6.03%
|
Middle
($14,330 to $43,940 per month)
| 7.04%
| 1.25%
| 5.79%
|
Lower
(Below $14,330 per month)
| 6.25%
| 1.24%
| 5.01%
|
5. We propose to increase the salaries for the middle and upper pay bands in line with the net pay trend indicators (PTIs). For the lower pay band, we propose to bring the level of adjustment up to that for the middle pay band, in accordance with a recommendation of the 1988 Committee of Inquiry which was accepted by Government.
6. The Staff Sides of the Disciplined Services Consultative Council, the Police Force Council, and the Senior Civil Service Council have accepted the pay offer. The Staff Side of the Model Scale 1 Staff Consultative Council (Mod 1 Council) has asked that the pay adjustment for the lower band should not be lower than that for the upper band. We consider that apart from the adjustment accorded to the lower band as set out in paragraph 5 above, there are no overriding reasons to further depart from the net PTIs. The PTIs reflect what happened in the private sector in the past year. Staff in the upper salary band in the private sector received a higher pay adjustment than those in the middle and lower salary bands, a fact the Government cannot ignore in determining the pay adjustment for civil servants. It is not possible, therefore, to meet the pay claim of the Staff Side of the Mod 1 Council.
7. For the directorate, we propose that the salary adjustment for those at D1 and D2 and equivalent should follow that for the upper pay band, i.e. 6.03%. For those at D3 and above and equivalent, we have decided on no adjustment for 1998-99. The economic turmoil in the last few months has brought hardship to many in the community. During these exceptional times, the public looks to the top echelons of Government for leadership. We have therefore decided not to adjust the salary of these officers as part of our response to the severe economic adjustment that Hong Kong is facing, to demonstrate that those responsible for decision-making in Government understand and are prepared to share the hardship caused by the current economic turmoil.
8. It is Government's policy to extend the annual civil service pay adjustment to the judicial service and to those subvented NGOs whose salary adjustments follow exactly those in the civil service. For parity, the freeze in salary adjustment would also apply to their staff at D3 and above and equivalent.
9. With the salary adjustment freeze described in paragraph 7, pensionable officers at D3 and above and equivalent leaving the service in 1998-99 on retirement or for other reasons (e.g. death) and receiving their pension benefits on or before 1 April 1999, will lose out permanently in pension benefits. This is because their pension benefits are calculated on the basis of their highest pensionable emoluments, which are usually determined with reference to their highest substantive salaries before leaving service. As the salary adjustment freeze is not intended to undercut the pension benefits of these officers, we propose the grant of a one-off "pensionable personal allowance" to officers at D3 and above and equivalent serving on pensionable terms who leave the service in 1998-99 with pension benefits payable on or before 1 April 1999. As a corollary, this allowance should also apply to any officers at D3 and above and equivalent who are killed or injured on duty in 1998-99 with entitlement to pension benefits calculated on the basis of their pensionable emoluments in the year. We further propose that the allowance should be granted for the last day of the officer's pensionable service within 1998-99, and be calculated at 6.03% of his substantive salary for the last day of his pensionable service within 1998-99. We also propose that the mechanism be applied in the same manner to the judicial service. With this one-off grant of personal allowance, the pensionable emoluments (for the purpose of calculating pension benefits) of eligible officers in the civil and judicial services will be restored to the level that would have applied under a normal pay adjustment, even though they are not entitled to any salary increase in 1998-99.
10. For ex-civil servants working in subvented or public organisations who are on mixed service pension 1 or frozen pension 2 or special no-pay leave 3 and leaving the service in 1998-99 on retirement or similar grounds, we propose that the allowance should also be granted to them in the same manner as proposed in paragraph 9 above.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
11. The cost of the proposed pay adjustment for the civil service, the judicial service and subvented NGOs in terms of salary and allowances, after taking into account the estimated savings of $67 million arising from the pay adjustment freeze in paragraphs 7 and 8 above, is estimated to be $5,863 million 4 in 1998-99, calculated as follows -
| $ million
|
|---|
|
(a) Civil service (excluding seconded staff and staff working in trading funds 5) and judicial service
| 2,440
| |
(b) Reimbursement to Housing Authority in respect of services carried out for Government
| 24
| |
(c) NGOs subvented -
|
| |
|
12. The $3,381 million for subvented NGOs is made up as follows -
| $ million
|
|---|
|
Education (excluding universities)
| 1,125
| | Universities
| 584
| | Health
| 1,234
| | Social welfare
| 281
| | Vocational Training Council
| 105
| | Others
| 52
| | Total
| 3,381
|
|---|
13. The "pensionable personal allowance" referred to in paragraphs 9 to 10 above carries little financial implications because of its one-off nature, the small amounts involved and the small number of officers at D3 and above and equivalent likely to be eligible.
14. We have not made any specific provision under individual heads of expenditure for the proposed pay adjustment and "pensionable personal allowance" in the 1998-99 Estimates. Subject to Members' approval of the proposal, we shall approve under delegated authority the supplementary provision required by individual departments and NGOs. We shall offset the supplementary provision, as necessary, by deleting an equivalent amount under Head 106 Miscellaneous Services Subhead 251 Additional commitments.
15. It is not possible to quantify at this stage the exact amount of supplementary provision needed under each head of expenditure. We estimate the total supplementary provision required for the civil service, the judicial service, reimbursement to the Housing Authority, the auxiliaries and organisations subvented on a deficiency grant basis at $4,602 million. As regards organisations subvented on a discretionary grant basis, Members have previously agreed that their requests for additional funds to implement salary increases similar to those for the civil service should be considered on their individual merits, having regard to the extent to which each organisation can afford to meet the cost from its own resources. We estimate the total supplementary provision required by these organisations at $1,261 million.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
16. Government's policy is that annual adjustments in civil service pay should be broadly comparable to pay adjustments in the private sector. To this end, we conduct annually a survey of pay trends in the private sector over the previous year. The results of the survey, after being discounted by the payroll costs of civil service increments, provide the basis for considering the size of the annual pay adjustment. We also take into account other factors including increases in the cost of living, the state of the economy, budgetary considerations, civil service morale, Staff Sides' pay claims and any other relevant factors. Each year's pay adjustment is a separate and independent exercise, determined by the circumstances prevailing at the time.
17. This system of annual pay trend surveys has been in operation since 1974. The survey is conducted by the Pay Survey and Research Unit (PSRU) of the Standing Commission on Civil Service Salaries and Conditions of Service (the Standing Commission) and is monitored by the Pay Trend Survey Committee, which comprises members of the Standing Commission, the Standing Committee on Disciplined Services Salaries and Conditions of Service, the Staff Sides of the
central consultative councils and Civil Service Bureau. This year the PSRU collected data from 69 Hong Kong companies from major sectors of the economy, covering the period from 2 April 1997 to 1 April 1998. The survey covers all full-time employees with basic salaries equivalent to non-directorate staff in the civil service, divided into the following three pay bands - upper band ($43,941 per month to $87,430 per month), middle band ($14,330 per month to $43,940 per month) and lower band (below $14,330 per month).
Civil Service Bureau
July 1998
Enclosure to FCR(98-99)18
|
Master Pay Scale
|
|
Point
|
As at 31.3.1998
$
|
W.e.f. 1.4.1998
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
49
|
83,105
|
88,115
|
|
48
|
80,220
|
85,055
|
|
47
|
77,435
|
82,105
|
|
46 (44B)
|
74,725
|
79,230
|
|
45 (44A)
|
72,135
|
76,485
|
|
44
|
69,615
|
73,815
|
|
43
|
67,190
|
71,240
|
|
42
|
64,425
|
68,310
|
|
41
|
61,765
|
65,490
|
|
40
|
59,210
|
62,780
|
|
39
|
56,765
|
60,190
|
|
38
|
54,255
|
57,525
|
|
37
|
51,870
|
55,000
|
|
36 (33C)
|
49,535
|
52,520
|
|
35 (33B)
|
47,335
|
50,190
|
|
34 (33A)
|
45,240
|
47,970
|
|
33
|
43,940
|
46,485
|
|
32
|
41,965
|
44,395
|
|
31
|
40,085
|
42,405
|
|
30
|
38,285
|
40,500
|
|
29
|
36,575
|
38,695
|
|
28
|
34,920
|
36,940
|
|
27
|
33,355
|
35,285
|
|
26
|
31,860
|
33,705
|
|
25
|
30,430
|
32,190
|
|
24
|
29,100
|
30,785
|
|
23
|
27,790
|
29,400
|
|
22
|
26,540
|
28,075
|
|
21
|
25,340
|
26,805
|
|
20
|
24,135
|
25,530
|
|
19
|
22,990
|
24,320
|
|
18
|
21,900
|
23,170
|
|
17
|
20,865
|
22,075
|
|
16
|
19,860
|
21,010
|
|
15
|
18,915
|
20,010
|
|
14
|
18,010
|
19,055
|
|
13
|
17,145
|
18,140
|
|
12
|
16,165
|
17,100 |
|
Master Pay Scale
|
|
Point
|
As at 31.3.1998
$
|
W.e.f. 1.4.1998
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
15,215
|
16,095
|
|
10
|
14,330
|
15,160
|
|
9
|
13,515
|
14,300
|
|
8
|
12,690
|
13,425
|
|
7
|
11,905
|
12,595
|
|
6
|
11,170
|
11,820
|
|
5
|
10,505
|
11,115
|
|
4
|
9,845
|
10,420
|
|
3
|
9,245
|
9,785
|
|
2
|
8,675
|
9,180
|
|
1
|
8,150
|
8,625 |
|
Model Scale 1 Pay Scale
|
|
Point
|
As at 31.3.1998
$
|
W.e.f. 1.4.1998
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
10,615
|
11,230
|
|
7
|
10,405
|
11,010
|
|
6
|
10,190
|
10,785
|
|
5
|
9,995
|
10,575
|
|
4
|
9,800
|
10,370
|
|
3
|
9,615
|
10,175
|
|
2
|
9,430
|
9,980
|
|
1
|
9,245
|
9,785 |
|
Police Pay Scale
|
|
Point
|
As at 31.3.1998
$
|
W.e.f. 1.4.1998
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
59
|
181,050
|
181,050
|
|
58
|
(154,150)
149,600
|
(154,150)
149,600
|
|
57
|
(135,550)
(131,700)
127,900
|
(135,550)
(131,700)
127,900
|
|
56
|
(116,800)
(113,400)
110,000
|
(123,850)
(120,250)
116,650
|
|
55
|
(101,400)
(98,300)
95,350
|
(107,500)
(104,250)
101,100
|
|
54
|
87,430
|
92,700
|
|
53
|
84,040
|
89,110
|
|
52
|
80,660
|
85,525
|
|
51
|
77,645
|
82,325
|
|
50
|
74,765
|
79,275
|
|
49
|
72,090
|
76,435
|
|
48
|
69,575
|
73,770
|
|
47
|
67,085
|
71,130
|
|
46
|
64,655
|
68,555
|
|
45
|
62,330
|
66,090
|
|
44
|
60,035
|
63,655
|
|
43
|
57,885
|
61,375
|
|
42
|
55,770
|
59,135
|
|
41
|
53,675
|
56,910
|
|
40
|
51,775
|
54,895
|
|
39
|
49,900
|
52,910
|
|
38
|
48,080
|
50,980
|
|
37
|
46,470
|
49,270
|
|
36
|
44,965
|
47,675
|
|
35
|
43,865
|
46,405 |
|
Police Pay Scale
|
|
Point
|
As at 31.3.1998
$
|
W.e.f. 1.4.1998
$
|
|
34
|
42,290
|
44,740
|
|
33
|
40,545
|
42,895
|
|
32
|
38,840
|
41,090
|
|
31
|
37,130
|
39,280
|
|
30
|
35,465
|
37,520
|
|
29
|
33,830
|
35,790
|
|
28
|
32,220
|
34,085
|
|
27
|
30,610
|
32,380
|
|
26
|
29,280
|
30,975
|
|
25
|
28,405
|
30,050
|
|
24
|
27,570
|
29,165
|
|
23
|
26,745
|
28,295
|
|
22
|
26,135
|
27,650
|
|
21
|
25,480
|
26,955
|
|
20
|
24,810
|
26,245
|
|
19
|
24,180
|
25,580
|
|
18
|
23,510
|
24,870
|
|
17
|
22,850
|
24,175
|
|
16
|
22,220
|
23,505
|
|
15
|
21,610
|
22,860
|
|
14
|
20,995
|
22,210
|
|
13
|
20,400
|
21,580
|
|
12
|
19,825
|
20,975
|
|
11
|
19,340
|
20,460
|
|
10
|
18,690
|
19,770
|
|
9
|
18,130
|
19,180
|
|
8
|
17,575
|
18,595
|
|
7
|
17,070
|
18,060
|
|
6
|
16,550
|
17,510
|
|
5
|
16,065
|
16,995
|
|
4
|
15,595
|
16,500
|
|
3
|
15,120
|
15,995
|
|
2
|
14,670
|
15,520
|
|
1
|
14,240
|
15,065 |
Note : Figures in brackets represent increments.
|
General Disciplined Services (Commander) Pay Scale
|
|
Point
|
As at 31.3.1998
$
|
W.e.f. 1.4.1998
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
162,650
|
162,650
|
|
3
|
(135,550)
(131,700)
127,900
|
(135,550)
(131,700)
127,900
|
|
2
|
(116,800)
(113,400)
110,000
|
(123,850)
(120,250)
116,650
|
|
1
|
(101,400)
(98,300)
95,350
|
(107,500)
(104,250)
101,100 |
Note : Figures in brackets represent increments.
|
General Disciplined Services (Officer) Pay Scale
|
|
Point
|
As at 31.3.1998
$
|
W.e.f. 1.4.1998
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
38
|
87,430
|
92,700
|
|
37
|
84,040
|
89,110
|
|
36
|
80,660
|
85,525
|
|
35
|
77,645
|
82,325
|
|
34
|
74,765
|
79,275
|
|
33
|
72,090
|
76,435
|
|
32
|
69,575
|
73,770
|
|
31
|
67,085
|
71,130
|
|
30
|
64,655
|
68,555
|
|
29
|
62,330
|
66,090
|
|
28
|
60,035
|
63,655
|
|
27
|
57,885
|
61,375
|
|
26
|
55,770
|
59,135
|
|
25
|
53,675
|
56,910
|
|
24
|
51,775
|
54,895
|
|
23
|
49,900
|
52,910
|
|
22
|
48,080
|
50,980
|
|
21
|
46,470
|
49,270
|
|
20
|
44,965
|
47,675
|
|
19
|
43,865
|
46,405
|
|
18
|
42,290
|
44,740
|
|
17
|
40,545
|
42,895
|
|
16
|
38,805
|
41,050
|
|
15
|
37,050
|
39,195
|
|
14
|
35,310
|
37,355
|
|
13
|
33,615
|
35,560
|
|
12
|
31,925
|
33,775
|
|
11
|
30,370
|
32,130
|
|
10
|
28,910
|
30,585
|
|
9
|
27,490
|
29,080
|
|
8
|
26,060
|
27,570
|
|
7
|
24,650
|
26,075
|
|
6
|
23,260
|
24,605
|
|
5
|
21,830
|
23,095
|
|
4
|
20,600
|
21,795
|
|
3
|
19,630
|
20,765
|
|
2
|
18,650
|
19,730
|
|
1
|
17,850
|
18,885 |
|
General Disciplined Services (Rank and File) Pay Scale
|
|
Point
|
As at 31.3.1998
$
|
W.e.f. 1.4.1998
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
27
|
26,660
|
28,205
|
|
26
|
25,895
|
27,395
|
|
25
|
25,115
|
26,570
|
|
24
|
24,395
|
25,805
|
|
23
|
23,770
|
25,145
|
|
22
|
23,110
|
24,450
|
|
21
|
22,475
|
23,775
|
|
20
|
21,885
|
23,150
|
|
19
|
21,300
|
22,535
|
|
18
|
20,715
|
21,915
|
|
17
|
20,105
|
21,270
|
|
16
|
19,555
|
20,685
|
|
15
|
19,010
|
20,110
|
|
14
|
18,465
|
19,535
|
|
13
|
17,925
|
18,965
|
|
12
|
17,385
|
18,390
|
|
11
|
16,850
|
17,825
|
|
10
|
16,320
|
17,265
|
|
9
|
15,810
|
16,725
|
|
8
|
15,280
|
16,165
|
|
7
|
14,755
|
15,610
|
|
6
|
14,290
|
15,115
|
|
5
|
13,705
|
14,500
|
|
4
|
13,325
|
14,100
|
|
3
|
12,955
|
13,710
|
|
2
|
12,575
|
13,305
|
|
1
|
12,230
|
12,940 |
|
Judicial Officers' Salary Scale
|
|
Officer
|
As at 31.3.1998
$
|
W.e.f. 1.4.1998
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chief Justice, Court of Final Appeal
|
216,650
|
216,650
|
|
Judge, Court of Final Appeal
|
210,750
|
210,750
|
|
Chief Judge of the High Court
|
210,750
|
210,750
|
|
Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the
High Court
|
189,900
|
189,900
|
|
Judge of the Court of First Instance of the
High Court
|
181,050
|
181,050
|
|
Registrar, High Court
|
149,600
|
149,600
|
|
Chief Judge of the District Court
|
149,600
|
149,600
|
|
Deputy Registrar, High Court
|
(144,750)
(140,550)
136,400
|
(144,750)
(140,550)
136,400
|
|
Judge of the District Court
|
(135,550)
(131,700)
127,900
|
(135,550)
(131,700)
127,900
|
|
Chief Magistrate
|
(135,550)
(131,700)
127,900
|
(135,550)
(131,700)
127,900
|
|
Assistant Registrar, High Court
|
(116,800)
(113,400)
110,000
|
(123,850)
(120,250)
116,650
|
|
Member, Lands Tribunal
|
(116,800)
(113,400)
110,000
|
(123,850)
(120,250)
116,650
|
|
Principal Presiding Officer, Labour Tribunal
|
(107,450)
(104,450)
101,400
|
(113,950)
(110,750)
107,500 |
|
Judicial Officers' Salary Scale
|
|
Officer
|
As at 31.3.98
$
|
W.e.f. 1.4.1998
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Adjudicator, Small Claims Tribunal
|
(107,450)
(104,450)
101,400
|
(113,950)
(110,750)
107,500
|
|
Principal Magistrate
|
(107,450)
(104,450)
101,400
|
(113,950)
(110,750)
107,500
|
|
Coroner
|
(98,300)
(95,350)
92,650
|
(104,250)
(101,100)
98,250
|
|
Presiding Officer, Labour Tribunal
|
(98,300)
(95,350)
92,650
|
(104,250)
(101,100)
98,250
|
|
Adjudicator, Small Claims Tribunal
|
(98,300)
(95,350)
92,650
|
(104,250)
(101,100)
98,250
|
|
Magistrate
|
(98,300)
(95,350)
(92,650)
(86,050)
(84,040)
82,035
|
(104,250)
(101,100)
(98,250)
(91,240)
(89,110)
86,980
|
|
Special Magistrate
|
(55,950)
(54,630)
53,325
|
(59,325)
(57,925)
56,540 |
Note : Figures in brackets represent increments.
|
Directorate Pay Scale
|
|
Point
|
As at 31.3.1998
$
|
W.e.f. 1.4.1998
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
D10
|
216,650
|
216,650
|
|
D9
|
204,800
|
204,800
|
|
D8
|
181,050
|
181,050
|
|
D7
|
175,600
|
175,600
|
|
D6
|
162,650
|
162,650
|
|
D5
|
154,150
|
154,150
|
|
D4
|
(149,600)
145,150
|
(149,600)
145,150
|
|
D3
|
(135,550)
(131,700)
127,900
|
(135,550)
(131,700)
127,900
|
|
D2
|
(116,800)
(113,400)
110,000
|
(123,850)
(120,250)
116,650
|
|
D1
|
(98,300)
(95,350)
92,650
|
(104,250)
(101,100)
98,250 |
Note : 1 - Figures in brackets represent increments.
2 - The Chief Executive's salary is fixed at 125% of that of a D10 officer
(i.e. $270,800 as at 31.3.1998 and also w.e.f. 1.4.1998).
|
Directorate (Legal) Pay Scale
|
|
Point
|
As at 31.3.1998
$
|
W.e.f. 1.4.1998
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
DL7
|
193,050
|
193,050
|
|
DL6
|
162,650
|
162,650
|
|
DL5
|
154,150
|
154,150
|
|
DL4
|
(149,600)
145,150
|
(149,600)
145,150
|
|
DL3
|
(135,550)
(131,700)
127,900
|
(135,550)
(131,700)
127,900
|
|
DL2
|
(116,800)
(113,400)
110,000
|
(123,850)
(120,250)
116,650
|
|
DL1
|
(98,300)
(95,350)
92,650
|
(104,250)
(101,100)
98,250 |
Note : Figures in brackets represent increments.
|
Training Pay Scale
|
|
Point
|
As at 31.3.1998
$
|
W.e.f. 1.4.1998
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
16
|
18,870
|
19,965
|
|
15
|
17,965
|
19,005
|
|
14
|
17,105
|
18,095
|
|
13
|
16,355
|
17,300
|
|
12
|
15,350
|
16,240
|
|
11
|
14,070
|
14,885
|
|
10
|
12,920
|
13,670
|
|
9
|
12,165
|
12,870
|
|
8
|
11,420
|
12,085
|
|
7
|
10,720
|
11,345
|
|
6
|
10,070
|
10,655
|
|
5
|
9,445
|
9,995
|
|
4
|
8,870
|
9,385
|
|
3
|
8,335
|
8,820
|
|
2
|
7,810
|
8,265
|
|
1
|
7,340
|
7,765 |
|
Technician Apprentices' Pay Scale
|
|
Point
|
As at 31.3.1998
$
|
W.e.f. 1.4.1998
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
9,145
|
9,675
|
|
3
|
8,335
|
8,820
|
|
2
|
7,535
|
7,975
|
|
1
|
6,930
|
7,335 |
|
Craft Apprentices' Pay Scale
|
|
Point
|
As at 31.3.1998
$
|
W.e.f. 1.4.1998
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
7,230
|
7,650
|
|
3
|
6,620
|
7,005
|
|
2
|
5,985
|
6,335
|
|
1
|
5,385
|
5,700 |
|
Independent Commission Against Corruption Pay Scale
|
|
Point
|
As at 31.3.1998
$
|
W.e.f. 1.4.1998
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
44
|
(154,150)
149,600
|
(154,150)
149,600
|
|
43
|
(135,550)
(131,700)
127,900
|
(135,550)
(131,700)
127,900
|
|
42
|
(116,800)
(113,400)
110,000
|
(123,850)
(120,250)
116,650
|
|
41
|
(101,400)
(98,300)
95,350
|
(107,500)
(104,250)
101,100
|
|
40
|
87,430
|
92,700
|
|
39
|
84,040
|
89,110
|
|
38
|
80,660
|
85,525
|
|
37
|
77,645
|
82,325
|
|
36
|
74,765
|
79,275
|
|
35
|
72,030
|
76,375
|
|
34
|
69,530
|
73,725
|
|
33
|
67,020
|
71,060
|
|
32
|
64,585
|
68,480
|
|
31
|
62,055
|
65,795
|
|
30
|
59,745
|
63,350
|
|
29
|
57,410
|
60,870
|
|
28
|
55,105
|
58,430
|
|
27
|
52,770
|
55,950
|
|
26
|
50,455
|
53,495
|
|
25
|
48,165
|
51,070
|
|
24
|
45,855
|
48,620
|
|
23
|
43,705
|
46,235
|
|
22
|
42,380
|
44,835
|
|
21
|
40,435
|
42,775
|
|
20
|
38,435
|
40,660
|
|
19
|
36,465
|
38,575
|
|
18
|
34,490
|
36,485 |
|
Independent Commission Against Corruption Pay Scale
|
|
Point
|
As at 31.3.1998
$
|
W.e.f. 1.4.1998
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
17
|
32,510
|
34,390
|
|
16
|
30,995
|
32,790
|
|
15
|
29,490
|
31,195
|
|
14
|
28,235
|
29,870
|
|
13
|
26,990
|
28,555
|
|
12
|
25,735
|
27,225
|
|
11
|
24,480
|
25,895
|
|
10
|
23,195
|
24,540
|
|
9
|
21,950
|
23,220
|
|
8
|
20,715
|
21,915
|
|
7
|
19,560
|
20,695
|
|
6
|
18,435
|
19,500
|
|
5
|
17,295
|
18,295
|
|
4
|
16,095
|
17,025
|
|
3
|
14,895
|
15,755
|
|
2
|
13,705
|
14,500
|
|
1
|
12,700
|
13,440 |
Note : Figures in brackets represent increments.
1.Ex-civil servants transferred to organisations (e.g. the Hospital Authority) on mixed service pension would continue to enjoy pension benefits for their service with the subvented NGOs. Pension payments will be apportioned between the Government and the NGOs.
2.Ex-civil servants transferred to organisations (e.g. the Hospital Authority) on frozen pension have their frozen civil service pension or allowance computed on the basis of their last substantive civil service salary point before transfer and the corresponding salary prevailing when they retire from the subvented NGOs in approved circumstances.
3.Civil servants may be granted special no-pay leave to serve in organisations such as the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Any salary revision during the period of special no-pay leave will be taken into account in the computation of his pension benefits.
4.The pay adjustment will also lead to an increase in pension payments for those who retire during the year, estimated at $234 million in 1998-99.
5.Salaries and allowances for civil servants seconded to non-departmental public organisations or working in trading funds bodies are recovered from the respective organisations/trading funds.
6.A deficiency grant is designed to meet the difference in full between a subvented organisation's income and expenditure for a programme of activities approved by Government.
7.A discretionary grant is designed to assist organisations to meet the cost, either in whole or in part, of a programme of activities approved by Government. The degree of financial assistance is entirely at Government's discretion.
|
|
|
|