CO129-602-4 Cost of living allowance 27-3-1948 - 11-12-1948 — Page 46

(1)

Grading of Quarters (a) Hong Kong (b) Malaya

(Para.20

Benham

Report)

(2)

Horg Kong

Salary Grade

APPEN

D

COMPARISON OF DEDUCTIONS FOR RENT

HONG KONG AND MALAYA

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

Hong Kong

Rent

(3)

of (2)

Singapore

Rent

of

Difference (4) - (6)

Average of (7)

STR. HKS

C

B

JERADA42

VII

VI

V

400-520

55

13.75-10.57

9

525-620

75

14.28-12.01

12

16.92 22.56 4.30-3.64

4.23-2.03

9.52-8.54

9.03

9.98-8.37

9.17

630-320

90

14.28-10.97

15

28.20 4.47-3.43

9.81-7.54

8.57

IV

840-1200

120

14.28-10.00

20

37.50 4.47-3.13

9.81-5.87

8.34

III (der 40sf) 1240-1540

175

14.07-11.29

30

56.40 4.55-3.66

9.52-7.63

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III (over 400ust.)1600-1900

225

14.03-11.81

35

65.80

4.11-3.46

9.92-8.35

13

II

I

2000-2666.67 over 2666.67

280

14.00-10.50

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84.60

340

12.75-10.00

60

112.80

4.23-3.17 4.23-3.3

9.77-7.33

8.52-6.7

7.6

(say to 3400)

NOTE:

Two assumptions govern this comparison:

(i) That the gradings of quarters roughly correspond in

the two Colonies.

(ii) That the Singapore salaries deemed appropriate to the

grades are roughly equivalent to those of Hong Kong..

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