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MEMORANDUM REGARDING THE USUAL TERMS OF APPOINTMENT
AND SERVICE OF SURVEYORS IN THE HONG KONG
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
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Surveyors appointed on a three years' agreement at a
salary of $400 for the 1st, £420 for the 2nd and £440 for the 3rd year. Under the compensation scheme at present in force these sums are paid in dollars at a rate which varies slightly with the rate of exchange in accordance with the following scales:-
When exchange is at or over 4s.4d.
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$10.00
When exchange is at or over 4s. and below 4s.4d.
$10.30
When exchange is at or over 39.84. and below 4s.
$10.60
When exchange is at or over 38.4d. and below 38.8d.
$10.90
When exchange is at or over 3s. and below 38.4d.
$11.20
When exchange is at or over 2s.Ed. and below 5s.
$11.50
When exchange is over 2s. 6d. and below 3s.8d.
$11.80
When exchange is at or below 28.6d.
$12.00
N.B. The current rate of exchange in Hong Kong can be
found in the chief daily papers.
A monthly deduction of 4% is made as a contribution towards Widows' and Orphans' Pensions.
A Surveyor whose services during his initial three years' agreement have been completely satisfactory will, subject to the exigencies of the Service and to a certificate of medical fitness, on the expiration of that period be placed on the permanent and pensionable establishment, his service under agreement being reckoned as continuous for leave and pension.
When a Surveyor is placed on the permanent establishment he receives salary at the rate of $460 a year, rising by annual increments of $20 to £500 a year.
There are at present three posts of First Class Surveyor on a scale $650-25-3750 to which Second Class Surveyors may be promoted as vacancies arise.
There are also the higher appointments of Superintendent of Surveys $350-25-1000 and Assistant Superintendent of Surveys £700-25-8850.
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