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[NRIAHO]

Mr Palmer, News Department

Reference.

HKK 256/1

HONG KONG: FUTURE APPOINTMENTS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE

1.

Hong

Kong have abolished the requirement that only British nationals may be appointed

to the Administrative Service. The change will become public on 21 September when vacancies

in

the Administrative Service will be advertised Henceforward candidates for

in Hong Kong newspapers.

to

appointment

the pensionable establishment required only to have:

will

be

(a) resided in Hong Kong for not less than seven years;

(b)

a good honours degree; and

(c) knowledge of English and Chinese.

It is change.

that possible

you may receive

Line to take

about enquiries

this

2. a) The change in the British nationality requirement was foreshadowed in section IV of Annex I to the Joint Declaration (which made clear that public service provisions

the "privileged treatment

foreign nationals" would not be maintained).

for

b)

on

terms

young

of

With 1997 in mind, it is logical for HKG pensionable

local Administrative

without, at expatriates who

c) Other

to

debarring an y

recruit Officers qualified

still

be

to recruited

the

the

time, same are bilingual;

expatriates

may

Administrative service, but only on contract terms.

20 September 1985

E Leeks

Hong Kong Department WH 312

233 4439

MICIC 256/1

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

20 SEP 1985

DESK OFFICER

REGISTRY

INDEX

PA

cution Taken

2.