CO129-558-8 Revision of salaries 19-8-1936 - 11-2-1937 — Page 17

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Hong Kong are designed to adapt the Hong Kong

Itnual

system to the standard.

Generally, I should

not be inclined to question the Governor's

proposals but there may perhaps be a case for

reducing the initial salary of the medical and

legal scales. The main considerations which we

took into account in considering the initial

salaries for these scales in connection with the

African territories were:-

(a) The fact that officers are recruited

at a somewhat later age than the average, have

to spend rather more on education, and must have

a certain measure of practical experience, and

(b) that it isn't possible to get suitable

candidates at the minimum adopted for other

scales.

I am inclined to think that so far as

the medical scale in Hong Kong is concerned

adequate recognition would be affected to the

considerations at (a) above by an initial salary

of £700, and if it is considered that suitable

candidates will be obtainable at that rate

perhaps it might be suggested to the Governor

that it might be adopted.

As regards the legal scale -

intended

The posts to which this scale is contended to be

applied apparently are:-

Present Salary

Registrar of Supreme Court

1150

1400

Deputy Registrar

700

970

Official Receiver

1000

-

1200

Assistant Crown Solicitor

8

600 600

970

700

Land Officer

Assistant Land Officer

1150

600

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The

1400

970