No. CONFIDENTIAL.
Sir,
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONG KONG,
8th July, 1937.
151
23936.
23867!!
I have the honour to refer to your
Confidential (4) despatch, dated 14th April, 1937,
approving the promotion of Mr. P.D. Wilson,
Senior Executive Engineer, to the post of
Assistant Director of Public Works, and to
inform you that to fill the vacancy caused by
this promotion in the cadre of Executive
Engineers, I recommend the appointment of
Mr. R.P. Shaw who is now the senior officer in
the grade of Engineers and Architects, and is
at present in charge of the Architectural and
Maintenance of Buildings Office, Public Works
Department.
2.
Mr. Shaw is drawing a salary of
£1060 per annum in the existing time scale of
£550
-
£1150 per annum, and I recommend that
he should be promoted to the grade of Executive
Engineer on the existing scale of £1180 - £1300
per annum, with effect from 13th March, 1937.
This recommendation is in accordance with the
suggestion contained in the 4th paragraph of 76374337 your Air Mail despatch No. 221 dated 12th June, 1937,
in cire
૧ ૪૩૧૭૩|૩૧
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
W.G.A.ORMSBY-GORE, P.C., M.P.,
&c.,
&c.,
&c.
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