QUESTION
7. Are there good prospects for expatriate civil servants serving on agreement terms?
a) before 1997
b) after 1997
8. In your view are there good prospects for expatriate civil servants serving on permanent
and pensionable terms?
a) before 1997
b) after 1997
9. Does the draft agreement
of promotion and a career?
adversely affect your prospects
a) before 1997
b) after 1997
10. Does the draft agreement
guarantee that your conditions
of service will be maintained?
a) before 1997
b) after 1997
11. Are you happy with the system of appointing civil servants and advisers as set out in the draft agreement?
12. Are your existing rights protected under the draft agreement?
YES NO DON'T REMARKS
QUESTION
14
5
25
26
34
KNOW ONLY
17 15
3
24 13
a3
9
10
15
235
29
5
4
57
43
8
∞ a
9
es is
5
5
B. REDUNDANCY
13. Are you satisfied with the arrangements indicated in the draft agreement for public servants to remain in employment and continue their service?
14. Do you wish to be given the opportunity to choose whether or not you will work for the future H.K. S.A.R. Government?
15. Would you be willing to give an oath of allegiance to the H.K. S.A.R. Government as a pre- condition to continued
YES NO DON'T REMAF
KNOW ONLY
27 7 6
9
30 7 1 11
employment in an individual
capacity after 1997?
19
17 2
11
21
15
7 26
15
5
11
2=
12
16. If you would not wish to work for the future H.K. S.A.R. Government do you consider that you should be compensated for loss of a career, pension, employment or gratuities?
17
20 0
12
17
16 6
10
C. PENSIONS
17. Does the draft agreement guarantee protection of your pension to your satisfaction?
3 3 3
40
26 8 3
12
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1997 SURVEY - ANALYSIS OF POSITIVE REPLIES
A. STABILITY PROSPERITY, CONTINUITY
IN YOUR VIEW:
1. DO
YOU THINK THAT THE DRAFT AGREEMENT SHOULD BE ACCEPTED?
This question drew the strongest 'yes' response in the survey but was heavily conditioned with the remark that there was no choice. The strongest element responding 'no' was in the oldest permanent and pensionable group. Some younger officers indicated an element of 'Don't Know".
GROUP
YES%
NO%
DNK%
TOTAL
P42-
94.6
3.6
1.8
56
P43+
94.2
5.8
103
Average
94.3
5.0
0.7
159
A42-
91.2
5.0
3.8
159
A43+
92.0
8.0
88
A?
88.6
11.4
44
Average
91.0
6.9
2.1
291
Overall
92.2
6.2
1.6
450
Average
-
6
-
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-
Remarks included the following:- Better than nothing best of a bad job would have preferred British Administration and international status a good political face save
- consider the alternatives - statements that it's this agreement or no agreement should not be ignored Hong Kong should remain as a British Colony until full independence is granted.
Hobson's all or nothing choice best agreement one could expect no point in fighting the inevitable no alternative with a take it or leave it attitude unless Assessment Office is taken seriously by both sides nothing better is likely to be made available - if this agreement is not accepted by the British Government, the Chinese Government will impose its own version unilaterally which is unlikely to be an improvement on paper seems OK who knows what will happen later too loosely worded in many clauses take it or leave it best agreement possible if PRC is to regain sovereignty no reasonable alternative searched for
-
-
stupid question the white paper
it and so have I
-
- its not worth the paper used to print Hong Kong has got to make the best of
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a fait accompli neither UK or China is willing to negotiate another agreement no matter what response it is given by Hong Kong - alternative likely to be worse
China has sell out by British Government won every round - politically too late to reject it — 92% of Hong Kong reverts in 1997 anyway depends on
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