SECRET
ZCZC
SECRET
FM FCO
TO DESKBY 1200307 HONG KONG
TELNO
OF 111800Z MARCH 92
AND TO IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG HONG KONG, PEKING
DESKBY 12003OZ
MIPT: HMOCS: DRAFT STATEMENT FOR USE WITH THE CHINESE
BEGINS
1. I have been instructed by London to brief you on some aspects of the terms of appointment of those expatriates serving in the Hong Kong civil service who are members of Her Majesty's Overseas Civil Service (HMOCS). HMG have an historical obligation to members of HMOCS affected by a constitutional change, and it will be necessary for HMG to discuss this shortly with representatives of the officers concerned in Hong Kong. authorities wish the Chinese Government to be aware of the background, so that there is no misunderstanding. I therefore wish to give you in confidence the following information for
your reference.
My
2. Her Majesty's Overseas Civil Service was established in 1954 to replace the separate branches (colonial administrative service, colonial police service, etc) of HM Colonial Service. The British colonial service itself dates from the middle of the
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