44
APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE EXPENDITURE committee (DEFENCE & EXTERNAL AFFAIRS SUB-COMMITTEE,
APPENDIX 18
REPAIR AND SERVICING OF MOTOR VEHICLES IN HONG KONG (D.39)
Memorandum by the Ministry of Defence (SCOE 67/12)
1. The Defence and External Affairs Sub-Committee enquired about the possi- bility of the Army's servicing all motor vehicles in Hong Kong following the reduction of the RAF presence there.
2. The Ministry of Defence is examining what changes in organisation and practices should be made in the interest of efficiency and economy in the light of future changes in Hong Kong. The possibility mentioned by the Sub-Com- mittee will be carefully studied.
3. Responsibility for the control of motor transport in Hong Kong already lies with the Army to a very large extent. In June 1975, the Army's Chief Transport and Movements Officer assumed responsibility for meeting the transport require- ments of the Royal Navy at HMS TAMAR, including control, servicing and all repair, with one exception in respect of the day-to-day operation of a few specialist vehicles. 50 Command Workshop REME has responsibility for the major repair, including the replacement of assemblies and the overhaul, of Royal Air Force vehicles. Normal servicing and minor repairs which can be carried out at unit level remain the responsibility of the Royal Air Force who have special servicing equipment and trained manpower to maintain their range of vehicles. This arrange- ment has to date proved satisfactory.
January 1976.
APPENDIX 19
CHILDREN'S UNIFORMS IN SERVICE SCHOOLS (D.40)
Memorandum by the Ministry of Defence (SCOE 67/13)
1. Styles and colour schemes for Service school uniforms are recommended by Commands who bear in mind what suitable materials are available locally at a reasonable price. Head teachers are not empowered to insist on uniform being worn, but in Hong Kong the local children, even those from the poorest Chinese homes, wear school uniform and it is considered that Service schools there should conform with the custom. However, the expense of purchasing clothes which are recommended as suitable for the local climate is recognised by the inclusion of an element in the payment of Disturbance Allowance.
2. There is a degree of standardisation of Service school uniforms within Com- mands, particularly in Malta and Cyprus and Germany. But because of climatic differences, and the fact that the majority of changes of school for Service children are between Local Educational Authority schools in the United Kingdom and Service schools overseas, further standardisation would not reduce the requirement for new school clothing significantly.
January 1976.
Printed in England by Her Majesty's Stationery Office at St Stephen's Parliamentary Press
394416 Dd 256371 K16 3/76
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.