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SUBJECT: MANDARIN INTERPRETERS
Mr Esritt, Finance Dept
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We have been investigating the problem raised in your
letter of 4 October. As you observe, the private sector
demand is strong for interpreters of the standard
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required. 'Soundings taken from companies here with
full-time employees capable of the highest level of
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interpreting (though most have other responsibilities as
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well) show that such people can compand salaries,
together with fringe benefits, of from £25,000 to
£30,000 per year. Is the problem partly that of facing
up to the market rate in Hong Kong (or Britain) for the
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skills required?
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2. We have, however, looked at the various suggestions
you made.
(a) An FCO specialised Mandarin interpreter. The
problem here is that the bulk of the work would involve
the
Hong Kong, especially if one is thinking of someone to
take over Y P Cheng' present duties. The need for the
interpreter to work in Hong Kong will be even stronger
after the Joint Liaison Group's principal base becomes
/Hong Kong
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