Newsletter No. 44

CUHK Newsletter No.44 July 1993 or vacational school with a few years of actual working experience subsequent to his graduation; (c) an Anglican recommended by the Anglican bishop of his diocese, or a Christian of another denomination recommended by an Anglican bishop. Application forms and further information may be obtained from the Personnel Office (Enquiries: Ext.7286). Applications should be sent direct to the following address by 30th October 1993: Bishop Williams Memorial Fund c/o Office of the President Rikkyo (St. Paul's) University Nishi Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku Tokyo 171 Japan Salary Revisions Following the approval of a 10.66 per cent pay rise by the Hong Kong Government for all civil servants from 1st Ap r il 1993, salaries for staff employed under Terms of Service (B) and (C) w i ll be revised correspondingly subject to the approval of the University Council. New salaries w i ll be paid in the July payroll and the backpay for the months from Ap r il to June w i ll be paid in August. New salaries for staff employed under Terms of Service (A) w i ll be paid as soon as the government has approved their new salary scales. The University bursary hopes to obtain such approval in time to pay the new salaries together w i th backpay in the September or October payroll. Terms of Service (A) and Other Relevant Terms Revised The University Council recently approved revisions to several clauses and regulations of Terms of Service (A) and other relevant terms. The new regulations pertaining to probationary period, resignation date, and floating efficiency bar w i ll apply to appointees (teaching and non-teaching) employed on or after 1st August 1993. Probationary Period Starting f r om 1st August 1993, the probationary contract for appointees (teaching and non-teaching) employed under Terms of Service (A) or the Hospital Authority-equivalent Terms of Service w i ll be extended from three to five years. This w i ll allow new appointees more time to demonstrate the progress in their performance before assessment for substantiation. Those appointees who w i sh to be assessed f or substantiation after a shorter probationary period of say, three years, may request an early review. The University may also initiate earlier reviews where appropriate. Date of Resignation of Teachers With effect from 1st August 1993, all newly appointed teachers (except those in clinical departments) who wish to resign are required to set the effective date of resignation only on 15th January or 15th June (and for teachers who have to teach in the third term, on 15th July) in any year. I f mutually agreed, a teacher may effect his resignation during the summer vacation. In any circumstances, the effective date of resignation w i l l be subject to the appointee's having fulfilled the minimum requirement of the stipulated period of notice of resignation or payment in lieu of notice. The rationale of the new regulation is to discourage cessation of employment during teaching term time. Floating Efficiency Bar From 1st August 1993, a floating efficiency bar w i ll be introduced to the salary scales of all new appointees on Terms of Service (A) or equivalent terms. A bar w i ll be placed at the end of the third year from the date of (1) appointment, (2) substantiation of appointment, and (3) promotion. This is to encourage staff members to achieve consistently high standards in their performance. The new regulation w i ll not apply to teaching staff on the clinical salary scales in the Faculty of Medicine for the time being, on the understanding that the faculty w i ll recommend on how a similar mechanism should be implemented in the clinical departments. CUH KNewslette r We welcome your contributions 1. Itemsfor the next issue (mid-August 1993) should reach the Editor by 27th July 1993. 2. All contributions and suggestions shouldbe sent to the Editor, CUHK Newsletter, c/o thePublication Office, University Secretariat, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (tel. 6097297;fax, 6035503). 3. Contributions should bear the writer's name and contact telephone number, and may be published under pseudonyms. Articles without Chinese translations will appear in the English version of the Newsletter only. No anonymous letters will be published. 4. The Editor reserves the right to reject contributions and to edit all articles for reasons of clarity, length or grammar. Those who do not wish to have their articles amended should indicate clearly in writing. 5. No part of this Newsletter may be reproduced without the written consent of the Editor. 6. This publication has a circulation of1,500 and is primarily intendedfor staff members of CUHK. Copies are also sent to local educational institutions and individuals associated with the University. Those who wish to be included on the mailing list please contact the Newsletter direct. Published by the Publication Office, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Editor: Amy K. Y. Leung Assistant Editors: Lawrence Choi; Florence Chan Graphic Artist: Stella P. C. Lai 12