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C. O.
Mr..
W. I. J. Wallace 2/2 Palmer fra 2/2
Mr. Whittle 4/2
Mr. Mayle
Mr...
Perm. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. S:
Secretary of State.
DRAFT. CONSON.
Your Reference...
D. R. SERPELI, ES, C.B... 6.
TREASURY.
(1)
For Mr. Wallace's signature.
Dear Serpell,
Will you please refer to Hong
Kong telegram No. 34 of the 9th January
1940 a copy of which has been sent to
you? I attach another copy for
convenience.
2. I have not been able to find
either in Hong Kong General Orders
or in the Hong Kong Pensions Ordinance
(No. 21 of 1932) any reference to
exchange rates for pensions.
This is
FURTHER ACTION.
no doubt because pensions on s terling
salaries are paid in sterling and
pensions on dollar salaries are paid
in dollars, so the question has not
arisen before.
3. We are now concerned with two
classes of officer:-
(a)
Officers at present on sterling
salaries who, in opting to
accept Salaries Comic: ion
terms, thereby opt to change
over to doller salaries.
(b) Future recruits who will all be
on soller salaries.
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