SPEAKING NOTE
Chris Glover and I have come to see you today
about matters relating to Her Majesty's Overseas Civil
Service. Chris Glover represents the HMOCS Members of the
Superintendent and Inspectorate cadre of the Police
Force. I represent the views of a large number of
Administrative Officers currently serving in Hong Kong who
are members of HMOCS; their names are attached to the
letter which I shall now read to you.
2.
It may be helpful if we clarify some of the
points in the letter. There is a reference in para. 4 to
the SARG having direct responsibility to a regime very
different from HMG in political principle and practice;
we mean by this a regime that is corrupt and politically
oppressive, and which clearly does not intend to be
fettered by the provisions of the Joint Declaration.
3.
In the penultimate paragraph we say we will take
collective action to ensure that this important issue does
not languish and is resolved at an early date. We are
presently forming an association of HMOCS members serving
in Hong Kong to lobby actively for early clarification of
the issues noted in our letter.
Subject to the scope and