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the Public Service; overseas recruitment is
usually only undertaken when such local
candidates are not available, or are availa-
ble in insufficient numbers. Once in the
service, local and overseas officers are
placed on a common seniority list and
progress to the higher ranks is on the basis
of their merit and seniority. It follows
therefore that as time goes by more local
officers may be expected to proceed into
the higher ranks; progress in this direction
is reported in appendices to the annual
Reports on the Public Service.
Attached to
this letter are copies of the appendices from
the 1968 Report which are the latest availa-
bla; the Report for 1969 is expected to be
published the first half of 1970.
Land Policy
It is understood that discussions take place
at regular intervals between the Heung Yee
Kuk and the New Territories Administration
on various aspects of land policy including,
inter alia, conversion premia, re-entry and
resumptions. I have seen a copy of a letter
sent by the District Commissioner, N.T. to
the Heung Yee Kuk on certain aspects of land
policy (reference (29) in NT 1213/54C V dated
28th July, 1969) and I do not think I have
anything to add to what is said there.
CONFIDENT'