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PP PEKIN
FM FCOLN TO PEKIN
031155Z SEP
GRS 323
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FM FCO
TO PRIORITY PEKING
TELNO 772
OF 031155Z SEPTEMBER 85
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
04 SEP 1985
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FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST OF DEPARTMENT
WAS RECEIVED FROM HONG KONG TELNO 845 OF 29 AUGUST:
THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ADVISED THAT PREVIOUS REFERENCE TO
BRITISH NATIONALITY IN THE AO RECRUITMENT ADVERTISEMENT SHOULD BE
DELETED AND THAT THE COLUMN ON (NEXT WORD UNDERLINED)
QUALIFICATIONS IN THE NEXT ADVERTISMENT SHOULD READ AS FOLLOWS:-
CANDIDATES SHOULD:-
(A) HAVE RESIDED IN HONG KONG FOR NOT LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS:
(B) HAVE A GOOD HONOURS DEGREE I.E. FIRST OR SECOND CLASS HONOURS
DEGREE FROM A HONG KONG OR BRITISH UNIVERSITY OR EQUIVALENT: OR A
MASTERS DEGREE FROM A RECOGNISED INSITUTION: AND
(C) HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH AND CHINESE.
THE MAJOR CHANGES ARE IN ITEMS (A) AND (C). ON (A), THE
RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENT HAD BEEN REVISED FROM 5 TO 7 YEARS TO
TIE IN WITH THE PERMANENT RESIDENTIAL CONCEPT. IT IS CONSIDERED
INAPPROPRIATE TO MAKE ANY DIRECT REFERENCE TO QUOTE PERMANENT
RESIDENTS UNQUOTE SINCE THIS TERM REMAINS NON-EXISTENT IN THE
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