redundant in th
proper sense of the word as the work bed still to be carried out and ms being taken over by the Hong Kong Government which should therefore employ them (in their existing jobs) in the Hong Kong service.
funis and not H,M,&'s
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(hile regarding it as reasonable thụt the X.P.E.F. should do what they could to get the best possible terms for these UK. Goverment employees, both the C. and the Treasury considered that this was essentially the Hong Kong Government's probles and a matter on which the
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conditions decisions of that Covernment would have to be accepted. and staff practices in the U.X. could not be applied to U„I. staff world-
The wide. They must be adapted to carre:pond to local con itions. Hong Kong Government
The intereste
of its civil service more involved; it could not ignore the resetion of its viaŭt «izoniation which sould strom ly contest the super cesaåen of serving fiong Kong officers, the X.F.B.E. stuff imwolved were all local residents and the Hong Kong Government, balancing their interests and these of serving Hong Kong officers, was bound to be as fair as it could towards then. The way in which the Naval Dockyard staff were trested provided grounds for believing that the M.B.B.V. staff would
It had to be get the fairest possible deal in local câroustancos,
embered that in a ramber of cases I.7.b.š. staff would be noving fres unestablished to established servics (or the prospect of establishment); this alene made it difficult to Țive theas ran special treatment; but at the came time it would be quite a material compenarting factor for any disabilities they suffered.
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It is considered that, if the terms were examined in clase consultation with the Hong Kong Coverment, it might be found that there were improvements which could be agreed with the Bong Com CoVIFESENT, This could be pursued by the H.P.E.. team that would shortly be visiting Jong Song (or discussions. \r. Stretton expressed the view that his department might find it possible to advise His Kinister accordingly.