CO129-503-11 Leave and passage- lodging and rent allowance for European officers 6-1-1927 - 26-10-1927 — Page 80

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SUMMARY OF THE REGULATIONS OF TIG GOVERNMENT OF

HONG KONG IN KEGARD TO RENT ALLOWANCES AND LODGING

ALLOWANCES. IN THE CASE OF OFFICERS NOT ENTITLED

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TO ERES QUARTERS.

I.

II.

Free quarters are not provided.

Government quarters.

(a) An officer who occupies quarters supplied

by Government pays rent for such quarters at the rate

of 6% or 7% of his salary according as the quarters

are unfurnished or furnished.

(b) Ordinarily an unmarried officer will not be

allotted Government quarters for his sole occupancy.

(c) An unmarried officer residing in the quarters

of an officer entitled to free quarters pays rent at

the rate of 3% of his salary.

(d) When more than one officer occupies Government

quarters the total rental charged is 6 or 7% (as the

case may be) of the salary of the highest paid officer

only.

(e) An officer who refuses to occupy Government

quarters when allotted to him forfeits his claim to

Rent Allowance or Lodging Allowance.

HI. kent allowances.

(a) If Government quarters are not available an

officer who rents a "tenement" with the permission of

Government, receives as rent allowance the difference

between 6% of his salary and the sum of the rent and

taxes payable in respect of the unfurnished tenement.

For the purpose of this regulation the

maximum rental inclusive of taxes which is recognised

by the Government in the case of an officer whose salary

does not exceed £600 is $150 a month.

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