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TELEGRAM NUMBER 137 OF 1 MARCH.
NO
CGE 9/3
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YOUR TELNO 203: EMPLOYMENT OF HOMOSEXUALS IN CIVIL SERVICE
1. FOLLOWING TELECON HADDON-CAVE/CLIFT, WE ARE NOW RECOMMENDING
FOLLOWING REPLY TO MOYLE'S PQ:
''I AM SATISFIED THAT THE GUIDANCE IN THE CIRCULAR WILL BE APPLIED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S OBLIGATIONS UNDER
ARTICLE 25(C) OF THE UNITED NATIONS COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITI-
CAL RIGHTS''
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2. OUR CONCERN HAS BEEN THAT PARAGRAPH 3 OF CIRCULAR 106/82 NOT
ONLY INCLUDED WOMEN BUT THAT IT WAS AN UNQUALIFIED INSTRUCTION
THAT NO KNOWN HOMOSEXUALS WERE TO BE APPOINTED NO MATTER HOW
LOWLY THE GRADE/RANK. IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN EASY TO CONVINCE
MINISTERS AND MPS THAT THIS WAS REASONABLE WITHIN TERMS OF
COVENANT. WE ARE HOWEVER MORE CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN DO SO IF WE
CAN BE ASSURED THAT ANY APPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT FROM KNOWN
HOMOSEXUALS WILL, LIKE CASES OF SERVING OFFICERS, BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
3.
SINCE WE CAN EXPECT FURTHER PARLIAMENTARY INTEREST IN THIS
ISSUE, GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION THAT HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS ARE
AWARE OF THIS REFINEMENT.
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CARRINGTON
LIMITED
HKGD
LEGAL ADVISERS
SECURITY DEPT
MR DONALD
CONFIDENTIAL
HK GO
CONFIDENMAL
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