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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1984
GOVERNOR TO ATTEND UK DEBATE
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THE GOVERNOR SIR EDWARD YOUDE WILL BE LEAVING FOR LONDON TO ATTEND THE DEBATE IN THE PARLIAMENT ON THE DRAFT SINO-BRITISH AGREEMENT ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG AND TO MEET MINISTERS IN THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.
THE GOVERNOR'S TRIP TO LONDON WILL COINCIDE WITH THE VISIT OF A UMELCO DELEGATION WHICH WILL ALSO BE IN LONDON TO ATTEND THE DEBATE.
FOLLOWING THE TRIP TO LONDON, THE GOVERNOR WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG BRIEFLY BEFORE PROCEEDING TO JAPAN TO JOIN THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC MISSION LED BY SIR S.Y. CHUNG IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG/JAPAN BUSINESS CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE.
PRECISE DATES OF THESE EVENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER.
EXPATRIATE STAFF MUCH VALUED, GOVERNOR SAYS *****
THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, STRESSED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE EXPATRIATE ELEMENT IN THE CIVIL SERVICE WAS MUCH VALUED.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING OF THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRE IN KOWLOON BAY, SIR EDWARD SAID PRESS REPORTS ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF EXPATRIATES IN THE CIVIL SERVICE HAD GONE A LITTLE FAR.
+YOUR BEST SOURCE IS WHAT THE CHIEF SECRETARY SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL YESTERDAY, + HE SAID.
+TWO THINGS HAVE HAPPENED. WE HAVE INFORMED THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION IN THE UK THAT WE WILL NOT BE USING THEIR SERVICES. BUT THE POLICY IS UNDER REVIEW, AS THE CHIEF SECRETARY SAID YESTERDAY.
+AND LET ME MAKE IT QUITE CLEAR THAT THE EXPATRIATE ELEMENT IN THE CIVIL SERVICE IS A MUCH VALUED ELEMENT IN THE CIVIL SERVICE. AND I WOULDN'T WANT THERE TO BE ANY MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT THAT.+
SIR EDWARD TOLD REPORTERS THAT HE WOULD BE GOING TO LONDON ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS THE UMELCO DELEGATION.
AS SOON AS THE +THE MAIN PURPOSE IS TO ATTEND THE DEBATE DATES ARE FIXED WE'LL BE THERE - AND TO TALK TO THE MP'S, + HE SAID. + IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AND WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE REACTION HERE IN HONG KONG, WE'LL BE ABLE TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS DIRECTLY, + HE SAID.
/ASKED WHETHER