Sessional_Paper_1948 — Page 7

HONG KONG SALARIES COMMISSION, 1947

REPORT

To

SIR,

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR,

We were appointed as Commissioners by a Commission issued under the Public Seal of the Colony and dated the 20th day of March, 1947, to conduct an inquiry with the following terms of reference:-

(i) to consider and submit recommendations for the revision of the salaries and emoluments and conditions of service of all public officers in Hong Kong;

(ii) to consider the extent to which the cost of living allowances should be incorporated in basic salary having regard to the fact that stable economic conditions have not yet been re-established;

(iii) to keep in view in framing the recommendations the desirability of reducing the present diversity of salary scales and conditions of service amongst the various grades of the public service;

(iv) to take such action as may be appropriate to ensure that the recom- mendations of the Hong Kong Salaries Commission will be related to those of the Malayan Commission with a view in particular to facilitating the interchange of officers between Malaya and Hong Kong;

(v) to make recommendations regarding the points of entry for serving

officers in any new or revised salary scale;

(vi) to have generally in mind the White Paper Colonial No. 197 of 1946

relating to the organisation of the Colonial Service.

On these subjects we have the honour to submit the following report.