IMMEDIATE
GPS 235
CYPHER/CAT A
FM HONG KONG 030705Z
FIDENTIAL
JESKBY 030900Z
CONFIDENTIAL
TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 260 OF 3 MARCH 1978.
(39
YOUR TELNO 170 OF 1 MARCH REFERS.
40
HKK 382/2
MOEX
3 MAR
PA
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SUCCESTED ANSWERS TO MR ROBERT PARRY'S QUESTIONS ARE :
A. I AM PERFECTLY SATISFIED. THE FORMATION OF THE JUNIOR POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED WITH THE
ELECTION OF A NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON 23 FEBRUARY.
B. NONE.
C. NONE. NO SUCH INSTRUCTION HAS BEEN GIVEN.
D. NONE. NO OFFICERS HAVE BEEN VETOED.
See 44
2. AS BACKGROUND YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT THE ONLY EXECUTIVE
POSITIONS IN THE JPOA ARE THE SIX OFFICEBEARERS SPECIFIED IN THE
CONSTITUTION. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE BY THE SELF-APPOINTED PREPARATORY
COMMITTEE TO APPOINT A SERVING POLICE OFFICER AS THEIR PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE WERE TOLD, AND ACCEPTED, THAT A SERVING POLICE OFFICER COULD CONTINUE TO ASSIST TEMPORARILY IN THE OFFICE ORGANISATION BUT NOT IN A PR CAPACITY (SEE PARA 2 OF MY TELNO 117 OF 27 JANUARY).
3. THE CONSTITUTIONS OF THE FOUR POLICE STAFF ASSOCIATIONS
PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF A SPECIFIED NUMBER OF OFFICE-BEARERS AND FOR THESE OFFICE-BEARERS TO BE REPLACED IF THEY ARE OUT OF HONG KONG FOR MORE THAN A CERTAIN PERIOD. THE JPOA CONSTITUTION ALSO STATES THAT NO INTERDICTED OFFICER MAY HOLD OFFICE IN THE ASSOCIATION.
4. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO LOCAL SUPERINTENDENTS
ASSOCIATION. THE CORRECT NAME IS THE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION.
MACLEHOSE
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OPA
PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
MR STRATTON
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HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON
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