In this country & in many Colonies, the inother complied to achieve she object of

man

intomiing confidence in the capacity of Government to deve satisfactionly with much matters in a

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suggest that

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сам свид emamme that

to

the reference of such

matters dis

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Publis

Semeio Commurimi

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conducted in such

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avond

prejuicie

la

tha

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sestim

duct Consultation

between Grut. & fentatu fits employees.

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and I shd

objectioni

as

an

im being used

Pribal

Aderson

Such came.

so offectivel

adequately staffed Department.

a well ingameiad of Establishment

that the Government should rely on a

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system of consultation between its

representatives and representatives of

Associations of its officials, such as in

as the Whitley Council system affordedly

In the absence of any such system of

it is considered that consultation in Hong Kong there may be

to in referring such matters some advantage if the Public Service

Commission, were to coneern itself,

pending the institution of Whitley

7

of Consultation Councils or similar system, with such

matters relating to conditions of

service as the Governor may choose to

refer to it. At the same time it is

doubtful whether a Commission which

as Mr. Sloss has recommended should

have no Government officer among its

a

members would be suitable medium

for obtaining such advice.

As regards prana 173(v),

In so far as the interpretation

and application of conditions of

in

service may relate to individual cases

as a matter of general practice rather than questions of principle,

they would not normally be the concern

of Whitley Councils, Neither would I

it

1

advise that they should be made the

concern of a Public Service Commission,

but rather that the present system

whereby the individual has the right of

appeal to the Secretary of State should

continue unchanged.

Insert X

Substitut

(5)

Paragraph 172.

I have already

indicated in my telegram No. 1965 that

the conditions of eligibility for

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appointment

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