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GRS 300

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 1786

CONFIDENTIAL

OF 030755Z SEPTEMBER 35

HKK 256/1

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

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- 3 SEP 1985

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

REGISTRY

PA

Action Taken

FOR LEEKS FROM CARRIE TSANG

FUTURE APPOINTMENTS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE

THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ADVISED THAT PREVIOUS REFERENCE TO BRITISH NATIONALITY IN THE AO RECRUITMENT ADVERTISEMENT SHOULD BE

DELETED AND THAT THE COLUMN ON (NEXT WORD UNDERLINED) QUALIFICATIONS

IN THE WEXT ADVERTISEMENT SHOULD READ AS FOLLOWS :-

CANDIDATES SHOULD :-

(A) HAVE RESIDED IN HONG KONG FOR NOT LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS:

(B) HAVE A GOOD HONOURS DEGREE 1.E. FIRST OR SECOND CLASS

HONOURS DEGREE FROM A HONG KONG OR BRITISH UNIVERSITY OR

EQUIVALENT: OR A MASTERS DEGREE FROM A RECOGNISED INSTITUTION:

AND

(C) HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH AND CHINESE.

THE MAJOR CHANGES ARE IN ITEMS (A) AND (C).

ON (A), THE RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENT HAD BEEN REVISED FROM 5 TO 7

YEARS TO TIE IN WITH THE PERMANENT RESIDENTIAL CONCEPT. IT IS

CONSIDERED INAPPROPRIATE TO MAKE ANY DIRECT REFERENCE TO 'PERMANENT

RESIDENTS' SINCE THIS TERM REMAINS NON-EXISTENT IN THE IMMIGRATION

ORDINANCE (CAP 115). AS REGARDS (C), IT IS CONSIDERED THAT AN

INDICATION OF KNOWLEDGE OF CHINESE' SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE

ADVERTISEMENT SINCE ALL CANDIDATES WILL BE ASKED TO SIT FOR A

COMPULSORY CHINESE EXAMINATION. IT IS INTENDED THAT ONLY

CANDIDATES WITH AT LEAST SOME KNOWLEDGE OF CHINESE WOULD BE

INVITED TO THE SELECTION INTERVIEWS. IN THE ADVENT OF 1997 WITH

AN INCREASED USE OF CHINESE ESPECIALLY IN EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION

WITH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, IT IS ONLY PRUDENT TO LOOK FOR YOUNG

LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS WITHOUT DEBARRING THOSE ODD

EXCEPTIONAL EXPATRIATES WHO MAY BE BILINBUAL.

DETAILED ADVERTISEMENT ALREADY FORWARDED BY EXPRESS AIR MAIL.

GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EARLY APPROVAL.

WILL PROCEED THEREAFTER AS FOLLOWS :-

DATE

6 SEPTEMBER 1985

14 SEPTEMBER 1985

ACTION

TO ISSUE EXCO INFORMATION NOTE

ADVERTISEMENT TO APPEAR IN SCMP ETC.

YOUDE MINIMAL HKD

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