Mr Hum
PS/Mr Goodlad
Private Secretary
CONFIDENTIAL
From: P F Ricketts
Hong Kong Dept
Date:
November 1992
Cc:
Mr Coles
Miss Brooks,
Legal Advisers
HONG KONG: AUTHORITY FOR PREMATURE RETIREMENT TO EFFECT
CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
Problem
1. It has come to light that the Governor does not have proper authority to retire civil servants in Hong Kong for reasons to do with constitutional change.
Recommendation
2.
I recommend that the Secretary of State should:
CONFIDENTIAL