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23.8.93
23.8.93
24.8.93
Yip Lam, Man
Moon-lam and Yik Ping in Wen Wei
Po
Pui Yin in Wen
Wei Po, Lan
Ching in Ta Kung Pao and Tsui Tong in HK Commercial Daily
Leung So-lui in Ta Kung Pao
Lu Ping quoted by a HK banking delegation reported in the United Daily News
25.8.93
CNA dispatch
25.8.93
Lan Ching in Ta Kung Pao
26.8.93
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29.8.93
Chan Shue-kan in Ta Kung Pao
Mainland
convenor of PWC political sub- group, Xiao Weiyun
Tsui Tong in HK Commercial Daily
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The move will not be conducive to a smooth
transition.
The human rights argument for the new policy is not cogent.
By allowing "localised" expatriate civil servants to continue to run HK, Britain is trying "to exchange sovereignty for executive power".
Expatriate civil servants will not be discriminated against after 1997. The HK Government is wrong in not consulting China and local civil servants. There should be no functional seat for civil servants because politicisation of the civil service will hamper the Government's operation.
The HK Government should discuss with the Chinese side as soon as possible convergence of the civil service in 1997.
The residency and language requirements proposed by local Crown counsel will not solve the problem of the policy damaging "one country, two systems" and "HK people running HK".
By shifting public attention to the civil service dispute, Britain may be trying to squander HK's reserves without notice.
The measure is a major change affecting the civil service and should be discussed by
the JLG.
The Chinese side has to consider the definition of permanent residents and the question of expatriate civil servants. Allowing expatriates to switch to local terms will deprive the SAR administration of its right to employ civil servants it
wants.
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