CO129-599-5 Salaries Commission- Appendices to Report 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1949 — Page 298

APPENDIX VII

CONTINUED.

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Recommendation that drill instructors allowance should be abolished.

(paragraph 63).

Recommendation that technician's allowance should be paid to members of the Police Force up to the rank of sergeant and to uniformed of ficers of comparable rank in certain other departments. (paragraph 63).

Recommendation that detective allowance should be retained for the Detective Branch of the Police in addition to a varying allowance in lieu of uniform. (paragraph 63).

Recommendation that the payment of outfit allowance to overseas officers should be discontinued but that reasonable advances against salary should be made. (paragraph 64).

Recommendation that family or children's allowance should form a part not of permanent emoluments, but of high cost of living allowance. (paragraphs 65 and 68).

Recommendation that Government should consider the provision of free primary education for the children of all permanent Hong Kong residents and of gene rous assistance towards the secondary education of such child ·en (paragraph 67). Recommendation that a bonus or honorarium should be paid to certain specialist medical offic. s for consultative work. (paragraph 69).

Recommendation that payments to staff of the Education Department for evening work should be reconsidered. (paragraph 70). Recommendation that His Excellency the Governor should be granted an increased entertainment allowance and that he should te exempted from the payment of excise duty. (paragraph 71).

(1xx) Recommendation that No.1 and No.2 Chauffeurs at Government House should not receive overtime.

(lxx1) Recommendation that the Colonial Secretary's duty allowance should be abolished. (paragraph 73). (lxx11)

(lxxiii)

(lxxiv)

(paragraph 72).

Recommendation that period of probation for Cadet Officers should be increased to three years (paragraph 75). Recommendation that an increase in the number of Class I Cadet appointments should be considered.

Recommendations regarding minor staff, artisans and foremen. (paragraphs 76 to 79).

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(paragraph 75).

(lxxv)

(lxxvi)

Recommendation that a single cadre of stores staff under general supervision and control of the Controller of Stores should be set up. (paragraph 80).

Recommendation that the present system of three distinct clerical services should be discontinued and a General Clerical Service open to candidates of all races be substituted.

(paragraph 81).

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