CO129-615-1 Labour Department- future development 13-6-1946 - 11-11-1947 — Page 55

scale in Hong Kong and I explained to you that in

a circular despatch addressed to all Colonies in

August last the Secretary of State laid it down that

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hade unionists relected on Labour Officers as far as possible The inien river should be

appointed to the pensionable establishment and should

be encouraged to feel that they can make a career in the

Colonial Service. It is also the policy that the starting

salary of these officers should take account of experience

If we can find the right We have not yet got, Candidate of suitable ase, we shall hope to appoint bin

uitate the Hong in a condidate în view for the Hong Kong post and unloop the

Long best pad un No 1F2, a on probation an perpreed in the forums tel NotFL, a right type or man is available may be necessary to

copy of which & enclose, It is not clary to find goring wen

and professional qualifications.

appoint

ofticar on contract in the Dirst instance.

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with the requisite experience & qualifications, and if the

however be our hope that he could be appointed as the

bert Candidate is over 45- we shall have to

Offer afforintment Governor suggests in his telegram No. 182 (of which I enclose

on contiact.

a copy) on thrée yarg' probational

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The other appointment for which we would like Treasury

approval in advance of the general acceptance of the revised

establishment of the Labour Office is that of Lady Assistant

forsion would like an early. Labour Officer. The reason for this is that we have a candidate

cand

in view who indeed we have been keeping "on a string" for

over 18 months. The salary scale recommended for this post

is £330 to £700 by annual increments of £20 plus residential

allowance equivalent to that of mistresses in the Education

Department. Until 1941 there was a post of Lady Assistant in

on 10efore sido the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs on a scale of £360 x £20 - £700.

Provision is made for this post in the current Estimates but it

is not at present filled. It will probably be necessary in

the future to have a post of Lady Assistant on the Welfare side

ir addition to Lady Assistant Labour Officer but a decision on this

point must await the Governor's recommendations in regard to the

establishment and staffing of a Welfare Department which he is

at present considering. Would you kindly let me know that you

agree to the appointment of a Lady Assistant Labour Officer?

Yours sincerely,

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and

1984.