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9.
The position with the Police Interpreters was
reported in our Telno. 122 of 31st January 1978 (copy attached).
ADMINISTRATIVE CLASS AND DISCIPLINE DIVISION
10.
Administrative Recruitment
The local recruitment exercise for 1978 is now
under way and a total of 1,052 applications were received:
951 in Hong Kong and 101 in London. The applications have
been screened and 812 candidates (730 in Hong Kong and 82
in London) will be competing in the Written Examination on
16th and 17th February.
11.
Discipline
Minor amendments to the Disciplinary Proceedings
(Colonial Regulations) Regulations and the Civil Service
(Disciplinarv) Regulations were approved by the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office. In the main, these amendments were
consequential to recent amendments to Colonial Regulations.
12.
The proposed amendments to the Acceptance of
Advantages Regulations are still under consideration.
Guidelines to ensure consistency of application of regulation`
9 of these Regulations have recently been issued to heads
of departments.
13.
After detailed examination it has been decided
not to establish a specialist investigation unit in the
Civil Service Branch but to appoint a full-time Assisting
Officer to help Heads of Departments to process disciplinary
cases and to reduce delays.
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