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 the
first step is to get a clearer idea of Hong Kong's
estimated needs. An Interdepartmental Working Party in
Whitehall is studying this and other aspects of the general
staffing problem.
19.