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Section IV

4

Early

The Public Service Action Officer: SCS

GD Branch Liaison Officer: PAS (GD)1 (Nicholas NG)

a

Consider

revised

schemes pension

(changes to

b

C

d

Pensions Ordinance etc. will be required)*;

Review whole question of expatriate recruitment and in particular the appointment of expatriates on pensionable terms. Consider terms of employment for non-Chinese local recruits;

End the requirement for British nationality as a basis for appointment to the Administrative Service;

Prepare a limited compensation scheme for officers who are retired early or superceded to make way for promotion of local officers.

Medium term

(D

f

4-

80

Establish executive P.S.C..

Consider staffing; *

Progressively dispense with the need to refer appointments, promotions, disciplinary cases etc to S of S; (See Note)

Replace Colonial Regulations relating to the public service with HK Regulations under P.S.C. Ordinance or administrative instructions; * (See Note)

be

h

Agree posts for which expatriates eligible. Consider implications structures of expatriate officers; *

will not

for

career

i

j

Consider need for changes in structure and function of Standing Commission on Civil Service Salaries and Conditions of Service and Standing Committee on Directorate Salaries and Conditions of Service;

Consider future of personnel records and need for assurances to Staff regarding them;

Long term

k

Note

Consider the timing and content of a

general compensation scheme and a public officers agreement;

These items are likely to be undertaken as part of the package of measures to establish an executive PSC.

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