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PETITION TO H.M. THE QUEEN
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HONG KONG CHINESE CIVIL SERVANTS ASSOCIATION
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Mr. Godden
EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN
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The Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants Association have submitted
a Petition to The Queen on the subject of equal pay for women
employees of the Hong Kong Government.
Recommendation
The Governor has recommended that The Queen be advised that
there is no reason for intervention in this matter. I support
that recommendation. A draft saving despatch to the Governor is
attached together with the draft of a letter to go to the Palace.
Background
The Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants Association is one of
the three main Staff Associations in the Colony, the other two
being the Association of European Civil Servants and the Senior
Non-Expatriate Officers Association. It is represented on the
Senior Civil Service Council which was set up in 1968 with the
object of securing the greatest measure of co-operation between
the Government, in its capacity as employer, and the general body
of Civil Servants in matters affecting the Civil Service.
In 1966 the Hong Kong Government accepted in principle that
where men and women in the public service were doing identical
work, or similar work of virtually equal value, both should be
/ paid ...