CONFIDENTIAL
Mr Marshall
Finance Department
cc:
Reference..
Mr Galsworthy,-
196
Mr. Hum.
Hong Kong Department
Mr Morris, PPD
ра
JAX
24/2.
Sir P Cradock
FUTURE OF HONG KONG: TEST OF ACCEPTABILITY:
1.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
Although matters are moving rather rapidly on the question of the appointment of monitors of the test of acceptability we thought it might be useful to comment on Mr Galsworthy's minute to you of
7 August. In particular we believe that it might be worth comparing the likely costs if the officer was a member of the DS and was appointed on a fee paid basis.
A senior officer going on a duty visit to Hong Kong would cost under DS rules:
2.
1 x First Class Return Air Fare (approx) Subsistence 1 x 62 x £69.52 per day
This would normally come from the AUS budget
11
£2460
4310
£6770
The maximum (Treasury approved) fee paid to date for a Senior Grade has been £114 per day. This would not normally be payable to a serving DS officer.
1 x 62 x 114
7068
£13,838
The proposal contained in Mr Galsworthy's minute suggests total costs of:-
3.
1 x First Class Return Air Fare (approx)
Subsistence 1 x 62 x HK$300 per day @ 10.36 Accommodation 1 x 62 x HK$1564 per day @ 10.36
£2460
1795
9360
Normally from AUS's budget
= £13,615
Fees 2 x 2 x HK$43.500 @ 10.36
16,795
£30,410
The costs under the Travel and Subsistence headings would normally be met by the AUS travel budgets but on this occasion these costs were not estimated for and the appropriate AUS's budget will require topping up by Finance Department, either at the normal rates or the enhanced rates proposed by HK Department. question of the payment of fees the subhead is fully committed and again will require topping up, whether at the normal rate or the enhanced rate suggested by Hong Kong Department.
5.
Under present DS regulations for duty visits, wives expenses would not be met from public funds unless there was a specific role for the wife to perform.
CODE 18-77
13 August 1984
CONFIDENTIAL
Bowley.
BE Bowley
Personnel Services Department