EXPATRIATE STAFFING PROBLEMS
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During the last few months the opportunity has
been taken to have detailed discussions in London with
the Governor, Colonial Secretary and senior officers
NA on Hong Kong expatriate staffing problems One of the
major problems is the provision of overseas staff
whether by direct recruitment of new entrants or by
secondment from the UK Services, particularly in for the Administrative Service in Hong Kong /At present
about 60% of the Administrative Service remains
expatriate with the major proportion in the more senior
posts. It is important to provide a flow of young
UK-based officers into the Service so as to ensure the
retention of an adequate element of expatriate staff. This is important Both for political requirements and
(administrative needs. It is therefore essential to the
long term staffing of higher posts in Hong Kong and
also to meet HMG's worldwide commitments to allow
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provide for the mobility of administrative officers.
The current world wide review of expatriate
staffing needs of dependent territories, which is now
nearing a final consideration, is designed to meet
this requirement. Our plans envisage a new UK-based
administrative cadre for service in the dependent
territories. Members of this service would enjoy as
far as possible uniform grades, salary scales and terms
of service applicable in all dependent territories.
These arrangements would be underwritten by HMG and
involve assistance from the UK. The intention is
that the new proposals should initially cover new recruits
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