CO129-599-1 Salaries Commission 8-12-1947 - 22-12-1947 — Page 112

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EXTRACT FROM A LETTER ADDRESSED TO MR. J.B. SIDEBOTHAM BY THE GOVERNOR OF

HONG KONG:

PERSONAL

53723/48

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG,

19th May, 1948.

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4. As regards the morale of the Civil Service, you were able to judge of this when you were here. It is not particularly high. The Salaries Commission Report did them very bare justice, and the whittling away that was done at Home was unfortunate. It is ironical that the whittling away was done so that the Hong Kong scheme should fit in with the Malayan and Singapore schemes, which I now understand have been thrown

overboard by those Governments which are proposing something far beyond what the Salaries Commission recommended. Then

there is the question of housing which remains critical and causes much

dissatisfaction.

In this connection we have telegraphed to you a proposal that we should purchase 25 houses of a housing estate scheme. I sincerely trust that

this will be approved.

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