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He understands that the Hong Kong
Government has also given assurances to the
Staff Side of the Senior Civil Service
Council that any future decisions about equal
pay for women serving in those grades which
have been deferred from inclusion in the
scheme will be implemented retrospectively fro
the 1st April, 1969; that serving officers
(men and women) will be permitted to proceed
along their respective existing salary scales,
if they so desire, when and if new salary
scales differing from existing scales are
introduced (although this does not
necessarily mean that they will retain a
right to existing salary scales on promotion to a higher grade); and that women serving on
existing salary scales which eventually meet
those of their male counterparts under the
old "gradual parity" scheme will be permitted
to continue to proceed along their existing
salary scales.
The Petition has been laid before
Her Majesty but, in view of these practical
demonstrations of the Hong Kong Government's
intention to carry out its policy with regard
to equal pay for women in the Public Service,
fell
the Secretary of State was unable to advise
Her Majesty that there was any reason for
intervention in this matter.
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etc.