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dealt with by Staffing Section, just as PTD, WIAD and other departments responsible for DTs deal with staff in their particular Territories. Exceptionally, Staffing Section deals with early retirement and retirement on medical grounds for all categories of Hong Kong staff. Of all the z matters connected with staffing, this is the most routine of all and

is dealt with by Miss Praill.

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3. Hong Kong Section's staffing function, apart from specific thorny problems, lies in approving appointments and promotions at and above Deputy Director grade (about DS4). Problems

connected with staff junior to this are not normally referred

to the FCO by HKG.

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7 August 1978

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in practice,

present system however

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