recommended by the Salaries Commission go a long way to
make Hong Kong more attractive, always provided the
housing problem is also solved quickly.
(B)
11.
Supplementation for Hong Kong Expatriate Officers
Supplementation by HMG for dependent territory staff is at
present provided under the Overseas Service Aid Scheme. Since
this supplementation has so far been treated as a matter for
aid, Hong Kong, on account of its wealth, has not qualified.
Nevertheless after completion of the 1971 Salaries Commission
two of its UK members submitted a separate report recommending
on political grounds that the UK should consider offering
Hong Kong payments to cover:-
(a) any "topping-up" of salary in the UK of any
particular cadre of overseas officer when required; and,
(b) all overseas education allowances and children's
holiday passages for overseas officers.
The views of the Governor on these recommendations are not yet
known, but a good case for supplementation can be based on the
continuing need to strengthen the overseas element in the
Hong Kong Service and to improve its calibre to ensure the good
management of the Colony. There are serious political objections
in Hong Kong to the use of Hong Kong funds to pay expatriate
officers more than local officers.
Forward Staff Planning
12. The FCO are preparing estimates of future needs for
expatriate administrative staff in all dependent territories.
Whilst Hong Kong's difficulties in making such an assessment
are understood, an estimate of their future
/needs
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