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CHAPTER 9
GRADES SCHEDULED IN REPORT NO. 2 FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION
9.1
In Report No. 2, we indicated that certain grades required further study before we could make firm recommendations on their pay scales. We have now completed our examination of a number of these grades and, apart from two groups which we have dealt with separately, our proposals are contained in this Chapter. These two groups are the Education Grades and the Specialist Civilian Grades in the Royal Hong Kong Police Force and our recommendations appear in Chapters 4 and 5 respectively.
9.2
There are still a few grades identified in Report No. 2 as requiring further review which, because of a delay in the receipt of certain information we required or because of the need to resolve conflicting views, have not been included in this Report; for example, the Housing Assistant and Housing Manager grades, the Technical and Survey Officer grades and the Works Supervisor grade. These grades are under active consideration and we shall tender our advice on them separately as soon as we have finalised our views.
9.3
The grades are listed in alphabetical order and the numbers following the grade titles indicate the chapter and paragraph in which reference to the grade was made in Report No. 2. The group to which we consider each grade should be assigned, for example, school certificate or matriculation is listed in Table H. Pay scales are shown by reference to points on the Master Pay Scale unless otherwise specified.
9.4
Air-Conditioning Engineer (13.13)
No post
We noted that posts in this grade were filled by Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and asked that an examination be carried out to determine whether the grade could be merged with another existing grade. We have been advised that the grade has now been merged with the Electrical and Mechanical Engineer grade to form the Air-Conditioning, Electrical and Mechanical Engineer grade.
9.5 Ambulance Officer (6.34)
22 posts
In Report No. 2, we were unable to consider the effects on the lower ranks in the Ambulance Officer grade of upgrading the Chief Ambulance officer to Directorate level. We have now obtained more information on this