特殊教育津貼是一般的工作相關津貼嗎？

編者按：教統局官員視特殊教育津貼為一般的工作相關津貼，意圖通過檢討之名而取消，可是，《特殊學校資助則例》附錄四B項清楚列明，有關津貼支付予已接受特殊教育專業訓練的同工，這算是一般的工作相關津貼嗎？過去，教育署發給接受此項津貼員工的公函，也明明白白的說這是因應同工接受專業訓練而支付津貼的，為甚麼教統局的官員，為了取消這項津貼，竟肆意曲解為純粹的工作相關津貼呢？

●《特殊學校資助則例》附錄四 B 項：
B. Special Education Allowance
(a) A special education allowance may be awarded to CM/GM/APSM, while serving in such capacity in a special school, who are undergoing a recognized course of training in special education run by the Hong Kong Institute of Education. The allowance will be at a rate equivalent to one increment next on the Master Pay Scale above the level of their substantive pay.

(b) A special education allowance may be awarded to staff in the ranks of CM/AM/SAM/ PAM/GM/SGM/PGM/Pr II/PrI/ APSM/PSM/HM II/HM I, while serving in such capacity in a special school, who have successfully completed a recognized course of training in special education run by the Hong Kong Institute of Education, or a course recognized by the Director as an equivalent. The allowance will be at a rate equivalent to two increments next on the Master Pay Scale above the level of their substantive pay.

● 教育署署長給同工的公函中，說明因專業訓練而支付特殊教育津貼的一段：