TNAG-0235-FCO40-271-Petition-on-equal-pay-for-women-from-Chinese-Civil-Servants--1970 — Page 12

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NOTHING TO BE Written in THIS MARGIN

He understands that the Hong Kong

Government has also given assurances to the

Staff Side of the Senior Civil Service

Council that any future decisions about equal

pay for women serving in those grades which

have been deferred from inclusion in the

scheme will be implemented retrospectively fro

the 1st April, 1969; that serving officers

(men and women) will be permitted to proceed

along their respective existing salary scales,

if they so desire, when and if new salary

scales differing from existing scales are

introduced (although this does not

necessarily mean that they will retain a

right to existing salary scales on promotion to a higher grade); and that women serving on

existing salary scales which eventually meet

those of their male counterparts under the

old "gradual parity" scheme will be permitted

to continue to proceed along their existing

salary scales.

The Petition has been laid before

Her Majesty but, in view of these practical

demonstrations of the Hong Kong Government's

intention to carry out its policy with regard

to equal pay for women in the Public Service,

fell

the Secretary of State was unable to advise

Her Majesty that there was any reason for

intervention in this matter.

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etc.