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MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1993
MR
FIRMLY
HARBINSON STRESSED THAT THE GOVERNMENT REMAINED COMMITTED TO A POLICY OF LOCALISATION, AND WOULD CONTINUE TO GIVE PREFERENCE TO LOCAL CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE SERVICE.
"AN OFFICER WHO DOES NOT QUALIFY AS A LOCAL WILL NOT BE RE- APPOINTED ON NEW AGREEMENT TERMS UNLESS NO OTHER LOCAL PERSON IS AVAILABLE TO REPLACE HIM, HE SAID.
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HOWEVER, HE WARNED THAT IN ORDER TO CARRY THE LOCALISATION POLICY INTO THE FUTURE, THERE HAD TO BE A POSITIVE DEFINITION OF WHO QUALIFIES AS A "LOCAL".
EXISTING CIVIL SERVICE
REGULATIONS
CONTAIN NO SUCH
DEFINITION.
ON
CONVERGE
"WE ARE NOW INVITING INTERESTED PARTIES TO GIVE THEIR VIEWS HOW A LOCAL' SHOULD BE DEFINED, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE
ΤΟ NEED WITH THE BASIC LAW AND COMPLY WITH THE LAWS OF HONG KONG, SAID MR HARBINSON.
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THE GOVERNMENT SUGGESTED TWO OPTIONS AS TO WHAT FORM THE NEW CONDITIONS OF SERVICE SHOULD TAKE.
THE MORE EXPEDIENT APPROACH WAS A STRAIGHTFORWARD ADOPTION OF THE CURRENT LOCAL TERMS, BUT A MORE SYSTEMATIC APPROACH WOULD BE TO USE THE EXISTING LOCAL TERMS AS A BASIS, INTRODUCING FLEXIBILITY AND MODIFICATIONS WHERE APPROPRIATE.
THESE OPTIONS WERE PUT FORWARD TO STIMULATE DEBATE AND OTHER VARIATIONS COULD BE CONSIDERED.
THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT FOCUSED ON AREAS SUCH AS LEAVE, LEAVE TRAVEL, HOUSING AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE, WHEREAS AT PRESENT, THERE ARE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LOCAL AND OVERSEAS CONDITIONS.
NO ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE TO INTRODUCE ADDITIONAL BENEFITS WILL CONTINUE TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE NORMAL COURSE WHERE CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST TO JUSTIFY THEM.
WHICH
مسجد
MR HARBINSON POINTED OUT THAT THE GOVERNMENT DID NOT HAVE FIXED VIEWS ON THE VARIOUS ASPECTS COVERED IN THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT.
"THIS IS A GENUINE CONSULTATION EXERCISE, HE SAID. "WE SEE THIS AS A BIG OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUR POLICY INTO GOOD SHAPE FOR THE FUTURE, AND WE MUST TAKE IT."
HE URGED ALL INTERESTED PARTIES TO GIVE THEIR VIEWS WHICH WOULD BE DULY CONSIDERED.
MR HARBINSON ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S VIEWS WOULD BE SOUGHT BEFORE ANY FINAL DECISIONS WERE REACHED.
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COMMENTS ON THE DOCUMENT SHOULD BE SENT BEFORE DECEMBER THIS YEAR TO: SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (WEST WING), 10TH FLOOR, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG.
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