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GOVERNment SECRETARIAT
LOWER ALBERT ROAD
HONG KONG
BROUGHT FORWARD.
HKA 016/1
20 November 1991
Dear Miss Coglin,
Delegation of Power under
Colonial Regulations
The purpose of this letter is to seek the Secretary of State's approval under Colonial Regulation (CR) 54 (5) for the Governor to delegate :
(a) to the
Secretary for the Civil Service the authority of dismissal under CR 57 and 58 in respect of Category A officers (i.e. officers confirmed in an established office) remunerated below Point 14 on the Master Pay Scale (MPS); and
(b)
to Heads
authority
of Departments personally the to summarily dismiss under
CR 57(3) Category A officers remunerated below MPS Point 14.
Delegation of authority
2.
At
present,
all
formal disciplinary CRS in respect of
proceedings instituted under Category A officers are handled by the Civil Service Branch (CSB). As regards Category B officers (i.e. Model Scale 1 officers, officers on probations and/or agreement terms) the authority for discipline in respect of officers below MPS Point 14 or equivalent have already been delegated to Heads of Departments.
3.
Pursuant to the policy of devolution of authority to Departments, we intend to delegate to Heads of Department the authority to deal with Category A junior officers (i.e. officers below MPS Point 14) on the following:
Miss G. J. Coglin
Hong Kong Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office London SWIA 2AH
UNITED KINGDOM
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