A tiation that the majority of expatriate police officers in the Royal Hong Kong
Police Force will not work for Communist China's Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region (SAR) Government under any circumstances.
The reasons for this are
(1)
(11)
working for a foreign communist country could well lead to
conflicts of interest between their patriotic loyalty to Great
Britain and their duty commitments to the Hong Kong SAR of
China;
Police duties under communist sovereignty could involve
unacceptable suppression of human rights ;
(iii) taking up new employment with the Hong Kong SAR of China would
absolve Great Britain of its legal obligations to pay
expatriates' pensions, compensation for loss of employment or
the securing of alternative ' like employment' under Her
Majesty's Overseas Civil Service Regulations; and
(iv)
employment with a foreign communist country will
country will adversly
affect the future employment prospects of expatriate officers
and their families on vetting grounds.
It is the understanding of the Expatriate Inspectors' Association that
at the time the Foreign Secretary loses control of the conditions of service of any
members of HMOCS (in this case 30th June 1997 !), Her Majesty's Government has an
obligation to permit affected members to retire, guarantee their pensions and to pay
them fair compensation for loss of career , or, secure them like employment'
elsewhere under the Crown.
If it is not the intention of Her Majesty's Government to honour this
obligation; would the Foreign Office please inform the Expatriate Inspectors'
Association what action Her Majesty's Government will take in regard to members of
HMOCS serving in the Royal Hong Kong Police Force who on 30th June 1997, refuse
to resign from the Royal Hong Kong Police Force of the Crown Colony of Hong Kong
and simultaneously refuse to take up employment with the Hong Kong SAR of China.
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