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BRITISH STAFF FOR OVERSEAS POSTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH TRADITIONS

OF SERVICE THROUGH MORE THAN ONE CENERATION. HE THINKS THIS TO

SELEVANT TO THE GOVERNMENT'S C2JECTIVE OF INCREASING INCENTIVE FOR EXPORTERS AND INVISIBLES EARNERS.

4. ACCORDING TO SANDBERG, HONG KONG AND SHANCHAT BANK HAS 502

EXPATRIATE EMPLOYEES OF WHOM 122 WERE BORN OVERSEAS. SOME MIGHT BE

MARRIED TO WIVES BORN IN UK, HOWEVER BANK MICHT HAVE TO UNDERTAKE

TO FLY ALL PREGNANT EXPATRIATE WIVES TO UK, WHICH WOULD BE

COSTLY AND DISRUPTIVE.

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MVD

MTD

HK & GD

SEAD

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PS/LES

P3/MR BLAKER

FS/MR LUCE FS/FUS

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CHIEF CLERK MR CORTAZZI MR FIGG

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