226582-1936-Minutes-No-5 — Page 3

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 15, 1936.

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Notification under section 6A (2) (a) of the New Territories Regulation Ordin- ance, 1910, Ordinance No. 34 of 1910, relating to the Tao Fong Shan Christian Cemetery, dated 7th April, 1936.

Amendment to the Watchmen Regulations 3 (e), made by the Governor in Council under section 3 of the Watchmen Ordinance, 1928, Ordinance No. 6 of 1928, dated 8th April, 1936.

Regulations under section 10 of the Naval Volunteer Ordinance, 1933, Ordin-

ance No. 30 of 1933, substituting Table A 1, dated 14th April, 1936. Proclamation No. 2.-Sittings of the Police Court (Kowloon Magistracy) to be

held in the building at King's Park, Gascoigne Road.

Sessional Papers, 1936-

No. 1.-Jurors List for 1936.

Administration Reports, 1935 :-

Part II.-Law and Order:

Report of the Registrar of the Supreme Court, Official Trustee, Official Administrator and Registrar of Com- panies.

Report on the New Territories: District Office, North.

QUESTIONS.

6. The Hon. Mr. Lo MAN-KAM, pursuant to notice, asked the following questions:---

(a) How many graduates of the Hong Kong University are at present

employed in the Hong Kong Government and what are their salaries? (b) Have representations been made to Government by the University authorities or other bodies as to the salaries which graduates of the University expect to receive from the Government of Hong Kong?

(c) What are the facts and materials on which the statement that "Univer- sity trained Chinese expect salaries equal to those drawn by European Officers" is based?

The Colonial Secretary replied as follows:-

(a) The number of University Graduates employed in the Government

Service is:

Public Works Department.

One Assistant Engineer Two Apprentice Engineers

Medical Department.

One Health Officer Eighteen Medical Officers

Six House Surgeons, etc.

Education Department.

$ 3,800-$ 5,600.

1,800.

$ 5,700-$ 8,400.

4,500-

7,500.

2,400 per annum.

(b) No.

One Head Master

£

500 -£ 950.

Fifty-two University Trained Master Four University Trained Mistresses

$

1,800-$ 6,000.

1,320- 3,000.

Railway.

One Assistant Engineer

$ 4,000-$ 6,000.

(e) The statement has since been reviewed and found to rest on undue generalisation. His Excellency therefore authorises me, very gladly in view of his comments on it at the last session, to announce its with- drawal.