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Secretary of State.
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No.......Confidential
DRAFT. TELEGRAM
OG GOVERNORght.
HONG KONG.
Ans'd (9)
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Your telegram No.725
(a) Cost of Living allowance and
(b) pay increases.
1. I Sympathise with the difficulties
with which officers are faced in view of the
high cost of living and regret the delay in
in
somordering to four propioals replying to your telegram but I found some
difficulty in obtaining a clear picture of the
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problem regarding these various increases
which appear to overlap to some extent.
2.
Your telegrams No.1365 and 1429 of
1946 referred to additional pay allowances to
certain grades including clerical and
accounting staff and a statement giving details
but this has not yet been
This I have not yet received.
was promised,
In addition to these pay allowances, cost
of living allowances are also payable in
accordance with the scheme referred to in ·
2525/45
your savingram No. of 1946.
It was hoped
that these two types of allowances would meet of offices
It all reasonable needs for the time being.
appears however that an increase in the cost
of living allowance by 50% is now considered
necessary which increase will be paid to all
lower grade officials including those who have
already received additional pay allowances
and
No comments yet.
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