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TELELETTER

FROM G C LIVESEY, HKGD, FCO

FILE REFERENCE HKA 437/1 DATED 17 JANUARY 1983

FOLLOWING FOR MR JOHN CHAN, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, HONG KONG ACCEPTANCE OF OUTSIDE APPOINTMENTS AFTER RETIREMENT

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR LETTER AP 295/47 OF 9 NOVEMBER 1982

ENCLOSING THE REVISED DRAFT FOR THE PROPOSED DESPATCH CHANGING THE ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF OUTSIDE APPOINTMENTS BY OFFICERS RETIRING FROM THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SERVICE.

2. IN CLEARING WITHIN THE OFFICE THE ISSUE OF WHAT WE HOPED WAS THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE DESPATCH, OUR ATTENTION HAS JUST BEEN DRAWN TO A HOME CIVIL SERVICE AND DIPLOMATIC SERVICE REQUIREMENT WHICH STIPULATES THAT FOR OFFICERS OF PERMANENT SECRETARY LEVEL OR THE EQUIVALENT A MINIMUM PERIOD OF 3 MONTHS MUST ELAPSE BETWEEN LEAVING THE SERVICE AND TAKING UP AN OUTSIDE APPOINTMENT. 3. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON APPLYING A SIMILAR RESTRICTION, IN YOUR CASE TO OFFICERS SAY OF SECRETARY LEVEL AND

ABOVE.

4. YOU MAY WISH TO INCLUDE THE MATTER IN BRIEFING FOR THE GOVERNOR WHEN HE VISITS NEXT WEEK.

SIGNED G C LIVESEY

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