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6. The World Wide Review of expatriate staffing needs of
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dependent territories sterbed in 1971 am now nearing final
is ding new
consideration aims to meet this requirement.
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thinking we envisage new arrunfoments by which UK-based
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administrative staff in the dependent territories would enjoy
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service would as far as possible uniform grades, salary scales and general terms
of service applicable in all dependent territories. These
arrangements would be underwritten by HMG and involve assistance
from UK. It is essential to associate the expatriate element
of the Hong Kong Administrative Service as far as possible with
the new proposals once these have taken concrete form. The
intention is they should initially cover new recruits to the Hong Kong Administrative Service, seconded officers from the Diplomatic Service or the Home Civil Service, and that at a later stage serving administrative officers would be given the opportunity to
join.
7.
The Hong Kong Government may be reluctant to relinquish the idea of a self-contained service and is sensitive to the
difficulties that may arise with professional officers and local
fhcers
authoritics with the introduction of a new home-based service
for the Administrative Service. On the other hand a career based in Hong Kong alone is not such a recruitment attraction as it
used to be. Further more even long establish Hong Kong expatriate Civil Servants welcome opportunities for service elsewhere.
8.
The provision of seconded officers from the Home Civil Service and the Diplomatic Service in greater numbers than at present will be an important element in future expatriate staffing. There are limits to the extent to which we can draw on the Diplomatic Service in particular, but as a first step one Grade 4 officers is to be it whyped to Avouche
seconded late in 1972. a further in 1973. Initially the
Home Civil Service is expected to provide one Assistant Secretary
too early
late in 1972 and a further in 1973.
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