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Mr Bickford

Legal Advisers

HONG KONG: RECRUITMENT POLICY

Reference HKA412/393/3. ROLLIVED A RECUSTRY NO. 51 27 FEE 1978

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Hong Kong have asked us if their interpretation of Col Reg 18 is the same as ours (folio 1). A far as I can tell Hong Kong

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have accurately interpreted CR18 (although they have made no mention of the rider in the first sentence referring to CRS 19 and 20. Have you any comments?

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23 February 1978

Mr. Green.

David Bickford is away.

N F GREEN

Hong Kong & General Dept

K272

It is full

I am baffled by the Hong Kong telegram. It is of contradictions & obscurities! I think we can answer that is

them however by saying I it is established that there are no suitable

If it

worrying

Officers local or overseas sligible for promotion to the

Colonial Pregulation 18

post, the third ssutsuce

일

can safely be ignored

This does nor solisfy HK, we shall have to seek cleification - ES. if there are no suitable

tervious "qualified" Officers.

Oin

mean by "External

they

Officers why

they

ave

asking if they

Arm Greenwood

23/2/78.

Сам

What

Officersise",

or otherwise". Surely proceed as in para 2??

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