TNAG-0453-FCO40-518-Budget-of-Hong-Kong-1974-1975-1975 — Page 131

WEBIDSDAY, MAY 8, 1974.

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PAY RISE FOR FIREMEN, PRISONS OFFICERS

NEW RANK AND FILE SALARY SCALES WERE ANNOUNCED TODAY FOR THE AMBULANCE SERVICE, FIRE SERVICES, PREVENTIVE SERVICE AND PRISONS SERVICE.

A SERIES OF REVIEWS OF THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES HAS BEEN CONDUCTED BY THE PAY INVESTIGATION UNIT. POLICE PAY WAS ADJUSTED LATE LAST YEAR, FOLLOWING A SIMILAR REVIEW. THE METHOD IS TO USE A FORMULA WHICH IS BASED ON THE WAGE LEVELS OF SKILLED TRADESMEN AND WHICH RECOGNISES THE VARYING SKILLS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH OF THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES.

THE REVISED PAY SCALES AND NEW PROCEDURES INVOLVED HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND WILL COST ABOUT $12 MILLION IN A FULL YEAR. APPROXIMATELY 5,500 OFFICERS IN THE FOUR SERVICES WILL BENEFIT.

THE SCALES ARE AS FOLLOWS:-

FIRE SERVICES/AMBULANCE SERVICE

́FIREMAN/AMBULANCEMAN

SENIOR FIREMAN/SENIOR

PRINCIPAL FIREMAN/PRINCIPA

PRISONS

NEW SCALE

OLD SCALE

$640 TO $1060 $850 TO $1250

AMBULANCEMAN

$990 TO $1290

$1280 TO $1490

AMBULANCEMAN

$1555 TO $1900

$520 TO $1055 $1145 TO $1740 $1330 TO $1900

$850 TO $1250

ASSISTANT OFFICER II

ASSISTANT OFFICER I

PREVENTIVE SERVICE

ASSISTANT REVENUE OFFICER REVENUE OFFICER

SENIOR REVENUE OFFICER PRINCIPAL REVENUE OFFICER 11 PRINCIPAL REVENUE OFFICER 1

$620 TO $940 $850 TO $1160 $885 10 $1005 $1190 TO $1250 $1035 TO $1145 $1280 TO $1400 $1205 TO $1340 $1450 TO $1600 $1395 TO $1740 $1660 TO $1900

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