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30.
We also think that anyone wanting to enjoy local
permanent and pensionable terme should have reached a Tinimo Chinese language standard. This is only reasonable given that the person concerned will probably be serving
many Yours into the future and that Chinese will
naturally hecome more widely used in government business.
But in Fairness to Lhese former
oversca3 officers hey
shoold อ allowed a period of 2 3 years to acquire the
necessary skills and reach 3 certain linguistic standard. A short period on loual agreement termo would provide such
อง opportunity. A& to the standar itself, thic 10
something which also needs to bc considered
Again,
WI
further.
would welcome further discussion with the Chincae
side on this concept.
31.
Narlier on I referred briefly to the fact that
the traditional distinction between "local" and "overseas"
officers 110 longer coema appropriate.
than that at this stage
—
no more
Our idea
is that. for future appointment,
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Pymanent residento should
employed on the same conditiona of service. There should be some flexibility to
Provide
an enhanced package to attract special expertise un a short term basis where necessary. But we should do away with the distinction between "local" and "overseas".
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