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CONFIDENTIAL
29 JUN 1993
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PF Ricketts
Hong Kong Department
29 June 1993
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Private Secretary
HONG KONG: ARRANGEMENTS FOR HER MAJESTY'S OVERSEAS CIVIL SERVICE (HMOCS)
Problem
1. How to take forward HMOCS in the light of Mr Goodlad's
decision that it should not be included on the agenda for
OPD (K) on 1 July.
Recommendation
2. I recommend that the Secretary of State speak to Mr Portillo, if possible with the Chancellor, in the margins of
this week's Cabinet, to establish whether the Chief Secretary would be prepared to instuct his officials to work seriously
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for a settlement.
Background
3.
In an attempt to take matters forward on HMOCS we recently
held (with Mr Goodlad's agreement) an informal meeting with
Treasury officials to explore whether we could settle the differences between the two Departments in a manner acceptable to the Governor. These discussions revealed that Treasury
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