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FUTURE STAFFING OF THE DEPENDENT TERRITORIES (OTHER THAN HONG KONG)
The Problem
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1. Apart from Hong Kong, which is not covered by this paper, there has been no recruitment of Administrative Officers for HMOCS for many years. As decolonisation progressed and the degree of localisation in the remaining dependencies increased, the need for expatriate
administrators diminished. However, there are still a number of territories which will be with us throughout the 1980s, and some of them beyond that period, which will require staffing from London. Territories whose independence may be realised during the decade may still need further staff between now and independence. A list of territories and a note on their state of constitutional development
is at Annex A. The posts to be filled will be those of Governor and, in some cases, his immediate deputy, and certain other posts. Up to now, it has been possible to fill such posts by drawing on the remnants of HMOCS and on a pool of DS officers with relevant HMOCS experience. However, these sources have thinned out and will soon disappear. Whilst the requirements are modest in number, although not in quality, they are insufficient to justify either the continuation of HMOCS, other than in Hong Kong, or the establishment of a new and separate service. What is the best possible option available to us?
Responsibilities of a Governor
2. A Governor is often in a lonely and exposed position. Constitutionally, he is responsible to the Secretary of State and, through him, to The Queen, the Government and the Parliament in
the United Kingdom. He must also be sensitive to the demands of three 'estates' within his territory:
a) the local people;
b) his own 'Establishment', ie the Council of Ministers
or Executive Council which advises him, and the
Legislative Council, with whose advice and consent
he makes laws and who vote the funds for the
administration; and
c) to the public service of the Territory.
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