NO OR A NEGLIGIBLE HMOCS PRESENCE E.G. DOCTORS, NURSES.
5 THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY HONG KONG CIVIL SERVANTS, LOCAL AND EXPATRIATE, MAY WISH TO LEAVE THE SERVICE. THE POINT IS THAT THERE E CERTAIN KEY AREAS IN WHICH THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF HMOCS MEMBERS, WHETHER THE LACK OF THE NORMAL HMOCS ASSURANCES IS LIKELY TO BE A MAJOR FACTOR IN AN OFFICER'S DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO CONTINUE IN THE HKG'S SERVICE.
6. THE MAIN AREAS IN WHICH HMOCS MEMBERS ARE EMPLOYED IN SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS ARE THE POLICE, THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE JUDICIARY. IN THE POLICE SUPERINTENDENT RANK, FOR EXAMPLE, 36 PER CENT ARE SERVING HMOCS OFFICERS: A FURTHER 17 PER CENT ARE ELIGIBLE TO TRANSFER TO PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE TERMS AND ENROL IN HMOCS. THAT AMOUNTS TO OVER HALF THE MAJOR POLICE OPERATIONAL COMMAND RANK. A SUDDEN LOSS OF EVEN 15 PER CENT AT THIS LEVEL WOULD HAVE A SERIOUS EFFECT ON POLICE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AT THE DIVISIONAL COMMANDER AND CID SECTION HEADS LEVEL. THESE ARE THE OFFICERS IN COMMAND OF A FRONT LINE DAILY OPERATIONAL
POLICING.
7. IN ADDITION, HMOCS OFFICERS COMPRISE 36 PER CENT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE C RANK. THESE OFFICERS ARE THE BACKBONE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE AT THE LOWER DIRECTORATE LEVEL. THEY OCCUPY THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY POSTS IN THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT AND ARE ASSISTANT DIRECTORS IN DEPARTMENTS. IF A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF THESE WERE TO LEAVE PREMATURELY IN THE YEARS UP TO 1997, IT WOULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE EFFICIENCY OF HONG KONG'S ADMINISTRATION. IN THE CASE OF THE JUDICIARY, A LARGE SCALE LOSS OF HMOCS (HMOJS) JUDGES COULD SEVERELY AFFECT THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.
8. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT YOU SEE LITTLE PROSPECT OF BEING ABLE TO GIVE SCS SOMETHING POSITIVE AND SUBSTANTIAL TO SAY WHEN HE MEETS THE HMOCS ASSOCIATION ON 28 JANUARY. IF HE HAS NOTHING TO SAY, THEN THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY OF THE ASSOCIATION BEING TAKEN OVER BY ITS MORE MILITANT MEMBERS AND THE HMOCS ISSUE BECOMING A SUBJECT OF UNDESIRABLE PUBLIC DEBATE BOTH HERE AND IN THE UK. THE ONLY WAY OF TRYING TO AVOID THIS IS FOR YOU TO AUTHORIZE SCS TO SAY THAT A DECISION WILL BE TAKEN WITHIN A SPECIFIED AND RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
9. WE HAVE NOW RECEIVED YOUR FAXED NOTE ON HMOCS ISSUES. I WILL LET YOU HAVE OUR COMMENTS DURING MY VISIT TO LONDON.
WILSON
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Unrealistic
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