§ Miss Vickersasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will state
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Conditions of Service Pensionable Temporary 1. Salary Scales Medical and Health Officers:$1690x110–1910*2740x120–3340*3580x120–3820 per month. Medical and Health Officers: $1575x75–1725*2055x90–2505*2685x90–2865 per month. Senior Medical and Health Officers: $3940x120–4300 per month.*= efficiency bar Senior Medical and Health Officers: $2955x90–3225 per month.*= efficiency bar 2. Medical and Dental attention. A woman doctor will be provided with free medical and dental attention for herself (charges are made for dentures and dental appliances and the cost of maintenance whilst in hospital). Same as pensionable staff. 3. Pension or Annual Allowance and/or Gratuity. Subject to completion of 10 years service a pension is payable to an officer holding a pensionable office (and who has been confirmed therein) on retirement, on grounds of age, or ill-health, or on abolition of office, subject to a maximum pension of two-thirds of 90 % of the highest salary drawn by the officer at any time during her service. Annual pension is 1/600th of 90 % of annual salary on retirement, actual or average as appropriate, for each completed month of pensionable service. A gratuity (calculated at 5 times the annual pension which would have been payable but for the 10 years rule) may be granted if the officer retires on account of age or ill-health before completion of 10 years service or (calculated at one twelfth of 90 % of a month's salary for each completed year of pensionable service, up to a maximum of 90 % of one year's salary) if a confirmed woman officer retires on marriage after completion of 5 years pensionable service. The normal age of retirement is 55, but retirement with benefits is permitted on certain conditions (or may be ordered) at any time after attaining the age of 45. An annual allowance is payable on retirement on grounds of age, ill-health or redundancy subject to completion of 10 years service. The annual allowance is calculated at 1/800th of 90 % of annual salary on retirement (actual or average as appropriate) for each completed month of service up to 25 years, with an addition thereto of 1/600th of such salary for each completed month of service in excess of 25 years. A gratuity (calculated on a similar basis to a pensionable officer's gratuity) may be granted to an officer retiring on account of age, ill-health or redundancy before completion of 10 years service. The normal age of retirement is 55. 4. Leave Local Officers (1) Casual Leave: (1) Casual Leave: Casual leave may be granted at the rate of 1 day for each completed calendar month of resident service. As for permanent officers. the conditions of service for married and unmarried women doctors employed in the public service in Hong Kong.
§ Mr. Fisher,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 9th July, 1963; Vol. 680, c. 1027], supplied the following information
The conditions of service for married and unmarried women doctors employed in the public service in Hong Kong are as follows:
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Conditions of Service Pensionable Temporary 4. Leave—cont. (2) Vacation Leave: (2) Vacation Leave: Under 10 years service: 2 days for each completed calendar month of resident service. After 10 years service: 3 days for each completed month of resident service. Under 10 years service: Nil. Over 10 years service: 1 day for each completed calendar month of resident service. (3) Maternity Leave: Married women doctors are eliggible for maternity leave on full pay for up to twelve weeks for each of up to four confinements and on half pay for up to a further four. Overseas Officers As for local temporary officers. (1) Casual Leave: 15 days for each completed 12 months of resident service. (2) Vacation Leave: 56 days per year of resident service (if the officer is under the age of 40 unless she is over the age of 35 and with an aggregate of 10 years Colonial service) after 3½ years service or 78 days per year of resident service (if the officer has attained the age of 40 or is over the age of 35 with an aggregate of 10 years Colonial service) after 2½ years service. 5. Quarters Quarters are provided for all expatriate officers and local officers on a salary of $3940 per month or above and in cases where it is necessary for the officer to reside at her place of work. Officers are required to pay rent not exceeding 8 % of salary. Quarters are provided only in cases where it is necessary for the officer to reside at her place of work.