TNAG-0921-FCO40-1139-Governors--terms-of-service-1980 — Page 31

Chief Clerk

Chief Inspector

Mr Bryant, PSD

Mr Broadley, PPD

Mr Hope, WIAD

Mr Adams

In Confidence

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From

RD Clift

Telephone No. Ext.

Department

HKGD

DSR 11

GOVERNORS' TERMS OF SERVICE

Problem

1. To seek the Chief Clerk's views on two measures designed to

improve the terms of service of certain Governors, namely:

(a) to pay a responsibility allowance to Governors of Grade 4 or

equivalent; and

(b) to award all Governors, except Hong Kong and Gibraltar,

annual leave.

Recommendation

2. I recommend that approval be given. PPD and WIAD agree.

Background

3. The inspection team recently visited the four Caribbean

dependencies: the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands,

Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands. The Inspectors

were asked to comment, inter alia:

(a) on the grading of posts of DS4 or equivalent;

(b) on the general conditions of life at the post.

Argument

and

4. On (a), the Inspectors concluded (Mr Holloway's minute of

11 July) that the duties of the Governors (all DS4 or equiva-

lent) whom they had inspected were greater than those of com-

parable officers in a diplomatic post, inasmuch as the

Governors carry strict responsibility for the good government

of their territories. To upgrade the posts would eliminate the

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