CO129-599-1 Salaries Commission 8-12-1947 - 22-12-1947 — Page 304

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DRAFT. CYPHER TELEGRAM

GOVERNOR,

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HONG KONG.

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NO........Confidential.

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My immediately preceding telegram No!??!

Following is revised draft of suggested

local announcement.

GOVERNOR-GENERAL, MALAYA, No...cer

Singapore

GOVERNOR, SINGAPORE,

No.....Conf.

(3) GOVERNOR, MALAYAN UNION,

NOTTOonf.

FURTHER ACTION.

Copy to Mr.Serpell, Tsy.

Mh. Man (H.533)} Mh. King (P) Th. Butters ()

NOT Conf.

Begins.

The report of the Hong Kong Salaries

Commission which will be published shortly

has been considered by the Secretary of State

for the Colonies in the light of the

recommendations made by this Government. The

Secretary of State has now indicated that the

main recommendations of the Report relating to

salaries and allowances are acceptable.

As regards salaries, further

consideration is being given to the scale for

administrative officers and to some other time-

scales. Adjustments in the latter case are

likely to be few.

The Secretary of State has agreed to

Commission's proposal that expatriation pay

at the rate of approximately 20% of revised

basic salary should be offered as an inducement

to qualified officers from overseas when

suitable local officers of required

qualifications are not available.

The earnings of daily paid workers

throughout.”