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D S Fish Esq
Pensions Department
Overseas Development Administration
Abercrombie House Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
Glasgow G75 8EA
GOVERNMENT ACTUARY'S DEPARTMENT
22 KINGSWAY LONDON
WC2B 6LE
TELEPHONE C71-242 6612 ENJ
PAX 071 831 6653
Dear Dave
Hong Kong HMOCS - Equivalent UK Grades
8766/6/1
16 September 1992
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You asked if we could provide the results of the calculations which we had made at the behest of Treasury regarding the comparison between Hong Kong HMOCS and their UK counterparts in corresponding grades. So that you can have a full picture, I am including copies of the information provided to us, as well as the results of the calculations made.
UK Equivalent Grades
The starting point for the exercise was the information provided by Clive Brancen of Treasury showing the grade equivalents in the UK civil service to the main grades applicable in Hong Kong. Enclosed with this letter are two appendices recording the grade equivalents and the maximum and minimum salary levels applicable to the grade, as follows:
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Appendix A
Appendix B
Administrative Grade Equivalents
Police Grade Equivalents
Assuming that the comparison provided by Treasury is reasonable, it is apparent from the figures in Appendix A and Appendix B that there is a significant disparity between Hong Kong and UK salary levels. For administrative grades, the equivalent UK salary is generally about two-thirds of the Hong Kong level, and for some grades it