RP07 Revote?

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Ladies and Gentlemen

RESULT OF THE VOTE ON ROSTERING PRACTICES

At 12 noon today, voting closed on the motions on Rostering Practices.

First of all, I would like to thank all those Members who participated in this vote. Out of a total of 1042 members entitled to vote, 950 did so; this is a 91% turnout and is a very good response by any measure.

A summary of the votes cast is as follows:

Motion 1 For Against Abstain
To accept the Revised Company
Proposal for RP 2007 Policy Agreement 28 894 28

Motion 2
To accept the Original Rostering
Practices 2007 Policy Agreement 700 239 11

The Association’s Rules require that for a motion to be carried, it needs to attract either more than 50% of the total Membership voting in favour or more than two-thirds of those voting in favour. In this vote, both requirements were exceeded in the case of Motion 2.

Therefore, Motion 1 is lost and Motion 2, be it resolved that the Membership of the HKAOA accepts the Original Rostering Practices 2007 Policy Agreement, is carried.

I will now inform the Company of the Membership’s decision and make arrangements to sign the Rostering Practices 2007 Policy Agreement which will take effect from 1 May 2007. The administrative arrangements and COS improvements that form part of the Agreement will follow in due course.

Again, on behalf of the General Committee, I thank you for exercising your entitlement to vote in determination of your future and demonstrating support for your Association.

Regards


Steve Turner
President
30 January 2007