*Association 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)

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;

(ii)

Police duties

sovereignty under unacceptable suppression of human rights;

communist

could involve

(iii)

(iv)

to

taking up new employment with the Hong Kong SAR of China would absolve Great Britain of its

pay legal obligations expatriates' pensions, compensation for loss of employment or under Her the securing of

'like employment' alternative Majesty's Overseas Civil Service Regulations; and

а

foreign communist

communist country will adversly

employment with 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 r obligation to permit affected members to retire, guarantee their pensions and to på

loss of career

them like employmen them fair compensation for loss elsewhere under the Crown.

or,

secure

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 on 30th June 1997, refuse HMOCS serving in the Royal Hong Kong Police Force who 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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