Registry
No. 5/26 1470
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
Top Secret.
Secret.
Confidential.
Restricted. Unclassified,
PRIVACY MARKING
In Confidence
DRAFT lette
To:-
Her Majesty's Pronto Secretary Buckingham Palace
2.
Type 1 +
From
Prwall Secretary,
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
I forward a petition to Her Majesty The Queen forwarded by the Governor of Hong Hong from the Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants' Association on the subject of equal pay for women,
3.
doring
Since the Hong Kong Government has already accepted in principle that, so far as the Public Service is concerned, men and women identical work
or similar work of virtually equal value, should be paid the same salary and have already commenced implementation of a phased programmese for institution of equal Kay, the Secretary of state is unable to advise Her Majesty that the petition should be granted,
The Petition is forwarded have with topeltier with
a suggested reply for the Governor to send to the petitioners.
(118281) Dd. 391599 1,500M 2/69 Aw.
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