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135.
We propose that the Airport Signsls Officer should be of the samo qualifications and on the same salary scale as a wireless engineer and that he should bo assistod by toemical staff of similar grades and on similar salaries to those in the Telecommunications Branch of the Post Office. We consider that the duties of the Airport Signals Supervisor are likely to be more exacting and would call for a greater degree of responsi- bility than those of a grade I wireless telegraphist in the Post Office and we have accordingly recommended a scale comiencing at the same point as that for a grade I wireless telegraphist but proceeding to a higher maximum.
136.
On the air traffic control side we realise that it will probably be necessary to recruit overscas oficers for the senior posts as long as locally trained candidates are not available. As this branch of the Department is a result of recent developments, and no serving officers are available for promotion it will be necessary to recruit an overseas officer as an air traffic control officer grado I. The scale we proposo runs from $12000 per annum. to $16320 per annum. The lower end of this scale overlaps the scale suggested for air traffic control officers grade II. In due course when air traffic control is well established, promotions to grade I vacancies will probably be made from grado II. In that event the promotion bar between the two scales will have to be moved to $14160 per annum. Air traffic control officers will be assisted by air traffic control super- visors whom it should be possible to recruit and train locally. We propose that these officors should have obtained as a minimum qualification the Hong Kong School Leaving Certificate and must have had satisfactory experience in airport or airline work. They will be eligible in due course after obtaining the necessary experience and training for promotion to the air traffic control officer grades. We propose a similar salary scheme for airport oflicers and airport supervisors.
137.
We recommend that the fire engine drivers at the airport should be selected and given their initial training by the Chief Officer, Fire Brigade, and that they should receive the sanc pay and allowances as firu engine drivers in the Fire Brigade.
Royal Observatory,
138.
The only major change which we propose in connexion with the steff of the Royal Observatory is that professional assistants should enter the professional scale at the same point as P.W.D. engineers and wireless engineers and continue to the same maximum. We have graded the recently created post of Marino Liaison Officer with marine officers in the Harbour Department. We recommend that computors should receive the same salary as grades I to III and the special grade of the Clerical Service and that the Lithographer should be on the same scale as draughtsmon in the P.W.D.
Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps.
139.
When Army officers or non-commissioned officers are seconded from regular duties to the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, we recommend that they should
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