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tentions this is the City of Broken Promises overnment is continually trying to reduce benefits and allowances I am quietly confident - current conditions are guaranteed there are many clauses open to more than one interpretation benefits such as home leave and passages will not be provided for expatriates after 1997 - only where these are applicable to local staff.
11. ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THE SYSTEM OF APPOINTING CIVIL SERVANTS AND ADVISORS AS SET OUT IN THE DRAFT AGREEMENT?
All groups responded that they were happy although the youngest permanent and pensionable group were much less convinced about this. Many expressed ignorance of what the system would be and said they did not fully understand the Draft Agreement on this point.
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of autonomy appointment is for party members only - SAR won't see the need to appoint advisers there doesn't seem to be any H.K. participation involved in appointing the Chief Executive.
12. ARE YOUR EXISTING RIGHTS PROTECTED UNDER THE DRAFT AGREEMENT?
All groups responded yes but the youngest permanent and pensionable group with much less conviction than the rest. Some remarked that they had no existing rights.
GROUP
YES%
NO%
DNK%
TOTAL
P42-
44.9
38.8
16.3
49
P43+
71.1
18.6
10.3
97
Average
63.4
25.3
12.3
146
GROUP
YES%
NO%
DNK%
TOTAL
A42-
63.8
22.0
14.2
14.1
P42-
47.9
39.6
12.5
48
A43+
70.1
15.6
14.3
77
P43+
60.6
22.2
17.2
99
A?
70.3
21.6
8.1
37
Average
Average
56.5
27.9
15.6
147
66.7
20.0
13.3
255
Overall
A42-
50.4
25.5
24.1
137
65.1
21.9
13.0
401
Average
A43+
60.5
22.2
17.3
81
A?
43.
43.6
41.0
15.4
39
J
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sure
Average
52.5
26.8
20.6
257
Overall
54.0
27.2
18.8
404
Average
Remarks included the following:-
Ministers not cadres preferred
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Depends on attitude of SAR I'm not the Draft Agreement says nothing about existing rights they aren't anyway
HK on paper at least I hope so Government has passed my pension to SAR Government I have no fears – who knows what will happen post 1997 taxation could make pensions worthless
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only HMG it is the best that can can guarantee it little faith in a communist regime be expected it is racist too old to worry the its the practice I'm worried about nothing is categori- agreement isn't clear it will be up to individuals to cally protected if existing rights were in black and decide whether to accept an offer of appointment as white I would have more confidence as a civil servant adviser
I doubt advisers will be but not as a private citizen – what right — my experience too vague to judge civil servants — I am not happy with the present system has proved to me that any agreement negotiated by our it is immaterial if I am happy or not CPR says accept Foreign Office is in favour of the local population to the or else
if contract expatriates were appointed as advisers expense of the formerly loyal expatriates career this would remove competition but make them inferior expatriate civil servants need a general compensation to permanent and pensionable local officers top posts package to allow those who want to leave to start new may be political appointees its messy and probably
Chinese language abilities will become more very expensive more elaboration required expertise important all the basic freedoms are there but they are and experience should be sole criteria for all Government
in the Chinese Constitution as well, Chinese Law is clear posts advisers are an excuse for reducing conditions of
on the procedance of the individual's rights against the employment there could be political control by PRC -- needs of the State when there is a conflict if they this is China's sovereign right will any advisers be remove good housing and travel I'd leave instantly
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depends what rights I have in 1997 with exception of appointments to the highest ranks neither am I happy with the present agreements have been broken before now empty system which is too stifling and does not reward talent promises. much will depend upon the ratification process by the Beijing authorities and the way in which it is exercised China will only appoint those who are pro-China-I would have preferred it could be completely a local affair without reference to the Mainland anyone who accepts the conditions knows what they are letting themselves in for- there is no details of how the adviser system would work I would be happier with the word "shall", I'm not happy with any of it it is their country and so it is their choice I think they'll have to learn the hard way expatriates are lucky to be receiving any consideration at all the appointment of the Chief Executive is crucial to everything else this hardly accords with the concept
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ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE ARRANGEMENTS INDICATED IN THE DRAFT AGREEMENT FOR PUBLIC SERVANTS TO REMAIN IN EMPLOYMENT AND CONTINUE THEIR SERVICE.
All groups except the youngest permanent and pensionable group responded convincingly that they were satisfied. Since the group which is most likely to be affected is not satisfied, the satisfaction expressed by the other groups must be only of an academic nature.
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