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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 403 OF 31 MARCH 1978

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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON (PERSONAL FOR

COMMISSIONER).

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THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE LETTER WHICH WILL BE SENT TO THOSE

DEALT WITH UNDER CR 55. IT WILL BE SIGNED BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE AND A CHINESE TEXT WILL BE ATTACHED.

QUOTE: I HAVE TO INFORM YOU THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH COLONIAL REGULATION 55 THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS HAS SIGNIFIED THAT IT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE CROWN THAT YOU CEASE TO HOLD OFFICE UNDER THE CROWN,

UNDER CIVIL SERVICE REGULATION 1113, YOU WILL BE GRANTED

YOUR EARNED CASUAL OR VACATION LEAVE, WHICHEVER IS THE GREATER, AND

THIS WILL COMMENCE ON THE DATE OF THIS LETTER. YOU WILL CEASE TO HOLD OFFICE ON THE DATE THIS LEAVE EXPIRES.

DEPENDING ON YOUR LENGTH OF SERVICE, YOU WILL RECEIVE THE PENSION OR GRATUITY FOR WHICH YOU ARE ELIGIBLE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE PENSIONS ORDINANCE (CAP. 89). YOU WILL ALSO RECEIVE ANY OTHER BENEFITS FOR WHICH RETIRED OFFICERS ARE ELIGIBLE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS.

OPEN SQUARE BRACKETS TO THOSE OCCUPYING GOVERNMENT QUARTERS ONLY CLOSE SQUARE BRACKETS

SINCE YOU OCCUPY GOVERNMENT QUARTERS YOU WILL BE PERMITTED TO REMAIN IN THEM FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING SIX MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THIS LETTER PROVIDED THAT YOU CONTINUE TO PAY RENT

FOR THEM.

MACLEHOSE

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HKJGD

OPA

IPD

NEWS.D

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PSILORD GORONNY-

ROBERTS

MR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY MR STRATTON

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