Mr. Gut.
ADMINISTRATION IN CONFIDENCE
No Gregory
9526/1
Chief Clerk
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Mr Cortazzi
Cc:
Mr Posnett
HKGD
Mr Unwin, PPD
APPLICATION TO HONG KONG OF PROPOSED CHANGE IN GOVERNORS' TERMS OF SERVICE
.1.
Your minutes of 25 July.
[rail mely How would HK fit to th?)
I had it in mind that either
2. I should have covered this point. ! Hong Kong should be treated in this way, as in so many others, as
sui generis; or else that there could be a form of reverse "topping up" at the expense and discretion of the Hong Kong Government and negotiable with them before a Governor is sent out.
3. If they particularly wish to do it the Governments of Cayman Islands and Bermuda could also provide such "topping up", though I think we should strongly discourage them from doing so.
L. J. Shattin
R J Stratton
26 July 1978
X would be complicated by: - A Bringing the Governor ando
А.,
the UK Taxe
Met.
B Having Choly
a
small figin
in the Teritory's estimates for the Governor's salary then
the Chief Secretary
& others.
HKA 434/1
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27 JUL 1978
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