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RECOGNITION OF THEIR SERVICES RENDERED TO THE CROWN. THEY ARGUE THAT THESE OFFICERS SHOULD BE GIVEN PRIORITY CONSIDERATION FOR ASSURANCES LIKE ANY OTHER SENIOR GOVERNMENT CIVIL SERVANTS WHO HAVE HELD SENSITIVE POSTS
6. ACCORDING TO CWPF, SOME OF THE 10 MIGHT HAVE LEFT THE SERVICE ALREADY OR RETIRED. BUT THEY REMAIN VULNERABLE, GIVEN THEIR CLOSE IDENTIFICATION WITH THE HONG KONG POLICE AND THE BRITISH
MILITARY.
7. CWPF'S LETTER CONCLUDES AS FOLLOWS. QUOTE. WE OFFICIALLY URGE THAT, ON THE FOLLOWING GROUNDS AUTOMATIC COVERAGE BE EXTENDED (BY POLICY DECLARATION OR LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENT) TO INCLUDE SUCH PERSONNEL WITHOUT THEIR SPECIFIC APPLICATION OR COMPELLING THEM TO RESORT TO LESS DESIRABLE PUBLIC AVENUES OF SOLICITATION:
(I) THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE CROWN SERVICE. (II) THEIR EXPOSURE TO GOVERNMENT CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
AND/OR
(III) HUMANITARIAN REASONS
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THE OBVIOUS REPERCUSSIONS
RESULTING FROM THE SENSITIVE OFFICIAL DUTIES PERFORMED AND REGRETTABLY DOCUMENTED. UNQUOTE.
8. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON THE
ACCURACY OF THE ABOVE AND YOUR ADVICE ON HOW
TO REPLY. DO YOU KNOW THE IDENTITY OF THE CHINESE
OFFICERS CONCERNED, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE AS A RESULT OF THEIR SERVICE IN 1967 QUERY. HAVE THEY RECEIVED UNDERTAKINGS OR WOULD THEY BE ELIGIBLE TO DO SO QUERY. DO YOU ENVISAGE THAT THEY MIGHT BE COVERED BY OUR ASSURANCES SCHEME QUERY.
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