GRS 300
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1786
CONFIDENTIAL
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
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- 3 SEP 1985
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
REGISTRY
PA
Action Taken
FOR LEEKS FROM CARRIE TSANG
FUTURE APPOINTMENTS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE
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 WEXT ADVERTISEMENT SHOULD READ AS FOLLOWS :-
CANDIDATES SHOULD :-
(A) HAVE RESIDED IN HONG KONG FOR NOT LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS:
(B) HAVE A GOOD HONOURS DEGREE 1.E. FIRST OR SECOND CLASS
HONOURS DEGREE FROM A HONG KONG OR BRITISH UNIVERSITY OR
EQUIVALENT: OR A MASTERS DEGREE FROM A RECOGNISED INSTITUTION:
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 'PERMANENT
RESIDENTS' SINCE THIS TERM REMAINS NON-EXISTENT IN THE IMMIGRATION
ORDINANCE (CAP 115). AS REGARDS (C), IT IS CONSIDERED THAT AN
INDICATION OF KNOWLEDGE OF CHINESE' SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE
ADVERTISEMENT SINCE ALL CANDIDATES WILL BE ASKED TO SIT FOR A
COMPULSORY CHINESE EXAMINATION. IT IS INTENDED THAT ONLY
CANDIDATES WITH AT LEAST SOME KNOWLEDGE OF CHINESE WOULD BE
INVITED TO THE SELECTION INTERVIEWS. IN THE ADVENT OF 1997 WITH
AN INCREASED USE OF CHINESE ESPECIALLY IN EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION
WITH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, IT IS ONLY PRUDENT TO LOOK FOR YOUNG
LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS WITHOUT DEBARRING THOSE ODD
EXCEPTIONAL EXPATRIATES WHO MAY BE BILINBUAL.
DETAILED ADVERTISEMENT ALREADY FORWARDED BY EXPRESS AIR MAIL.
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EARLY APPROVAL.
WILL PROCEED THEREAFTER AS FOLLOWS :-
DATE
6 SEPTEMBER 1985
14 SEPTEMBER 1985
ACTION
TO ISSUE EXCO INFORMATION NOTE
ADVERTISEMENT TO APPEAR IN SCMP ETC.
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