2.
We/
wish to point out, that in the matter of "economy", how is it
that the Gazetted ranks have been considerably increased, especially
from outside the Colony, also since the inception of the reorgani-
sation scheme. Why, if the gazetted ranks required to be increased
weren't these Officers selected from the non-gazetted ranks or
from Local recruitment. This would most certainly effect the
"economy" required by the Authorities.
Recently, High Officers of State, have, by statements
made, led us to believe that a levelling up was to be the rule
throughout the Colonial Empire and no less than Mr. G.H. HALL,
when Secretary of State for the Colonies, in his letter of October
1945 addressed to each of us (copy attached at 9) assured us that
we would receive the full and sympathetic consideration which we
are due. These assurances received, we feel should be applied.
We feel that the salary scale for the non-gazetted
ranks has not been readjusted, for, in the normal course of events
we would, with a few possible exceptions, now be drawing salaries
on a par as set out in para 9 of the Memorandum. This would only
be what we might reasonably have expected to receive.
and
However as we are now living in a Post War world
as especially here in HONG KONG where we are assisting to restore
the Civil Establishment which was totally destroyed by the
occupational forces of the enemy, also with the world wide Post
War unsettled state of affairs which will exist for many years
to come, we reasonably expected that the salary scheme would be
one more in keeping with the times and conditions than that now
offered us.
It will readily be seen that an officer of retiring
age, i.e. 45 years of age, who is on the pre-war maximm salary
scheme, will retire with a pre-war pension to live in a post
war world.
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