CO129-599-1 Salaries Commission 8-12-1947 - 22-12-1947 — Page 380

3830

Appl I Seal. H h. xxv

or even to

$1180 p.m

X

in the basic

scale

The table which I attach shows

how her respective

Compart

Scale

NOTE ON HONG KONG SALARIES

Before Dr. Sloss left this country C.S.D. consulted

him on a number of points arising out of the new

salary scales. Unfortunately it was not possible to

discuss them with Dr. Sloss personally and the

consultation, therefore, had to be by correspondence.

1.

The points which were raised were as follows-:

Administrative scale

The scale recommended (in dollars per month is

month)

720, 720, 760, 800, 840, 880, 920, 960, 1,000,

1,060, 1,120, 1,180 then, subject to an Efficiency Bar

1,840

1,300, 1,420, 1,540, 1,660, 1,780,/1,900.

·x".

It was suggested that it would be better if, after

$ the 1,000 point, the scale proceeded direct to 1,120

and then by increments of $60 a month to 1,600, then

by 80 a month to 1,840.

The above scales gives a big rise after the ninth

year, when the family responsibility and expenses of

the officer begin to increase considerably. This

follows the practice in the West and East African Colonies, and booda Doms in the existing Hong Kong

scale. The scale also avoids the £90 increments

suggested by Dr. Sloss and provides regular increments

of £45 per annum up to $1,600 with £60 increments

thereafter.

*

It makes the Hong Kong scale of the same length as the Malayan Administrative scale but it

reduces the maximum to £1,630 as compared with £1,675 in

/the

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