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Children of Superscale Officers

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At present, overseas education allowances are paid at a diminishing rate to officers in the superscale-The Salaries Commission recommended that the children of superscale officers should be eligible for overseas education allowances on the same terms as other officers. This recommendation has been accepted.

Deduction to take account of Grants by Local Authorities

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In paragraph 251(a) of their Report, the Commission stated that it would be unusual for a local authority to award a grant to the children of an officer living in Hong Kong but that if it did so it would take into account any assistance given by the Hong Kong Government. They went on to say that

it would "be inequitable therefore to continue the present practice whereby the amount of the Hong Kong Government assistance is again reduced by the amount of the local authority grant". The Commission's recommendation that this restriction be removed has been accepted provided that the total assistance received by the officer does not exceed the school fees.

Allowances for Indian and Pakistani Officers

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In paragraph 252 of their Report, the Commission recommended that assistance towards overseas education, as applicable to India and Pakistan, should be given to Indian and Pakistani Officers if they send their children to their countries of origin for either primary or secondary education. This recommendation has been accepted, subject to the same limits on age and number of children being applied as for other overseas officers. The rates of allowance applicable to India and Pakis- tan, based on the allowance payable under the Overseas Service Aid Scheme, are as follows:

(a) for India

First child

£78 per academic year

Second child

£90

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Third/Fourth child

(b) for Pakistan

£102 "

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First child

£58 per academic year

Second child

£67

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Third/Fourth child

£76

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