TNAG-1428-FCO40-1911-Future-of-the-Hong-Kong-public-service-1985 — Page 34

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HMLNAN 1443 COMFIDENTIAL

DO HKGOL

FM HOKON TO #KOOL

200015Z AUG

GRS 400

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

HKK 256 A

RECEIVED IN REUNTRY

02 SEP 1985

DESK OFFICER INDEA

MENUSTITY

PA

tit: Raken

IMMEDIATE

ADVANCE COPY

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

TELNU 340

OF 200015Z AUGUST 85

FUTURE APPOINTMENTS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE.

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HTC GO London

HIGO

пукавом I suggest

submission

to Do wibon,

hed 19/8

THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ADVISED THAT PREVIOUS REFERENCE TO BRITISH NATIONALITY IN THE AO RECRUITMENT ADVERTISEMENT SHOULD DE DELETED AND THAT THE COLUMN ON (WEXT WORD UNDERLINED) QUALIFICATIONS IN THE NEXT ADVERTISEMENT SHOULD READ AS FOLLOWS:-

CANDIDATES SHOULD :-

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

(0) MAVE A GOUD HONOURS DEGREE 1.E. FIRST OR SECOND CLASS WOWUPS DEOREL FROM A HONG KONG OR BRITISH UNIVERSITY OR EQUIVALENT: 54 A MASTERS DEGREE FROM A RECOGNISED ISTITUTION: AND

(0) HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH AND CHINESE.

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THE MAJON CHANGES ARE IN ITEMS (A) AND (C). ON (A), THE RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENT HAD BEEN REVISED FROM 5 TO 7 YEARS TO

TIL 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. 110). AS RAGARDS (C), IT IS CONSIDER THAT AN INDICATION OF *KNOWLEDGE OF CHINESE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE ADVERTISEMENT

SINCE ALL CANDIDATES WILL PC ASKED TO SIT FOR A COMPULSORY CHINESE EXAMINATION. IT IS ENTENDED THAT ONLY CANDIDATES WITH AT LEAST

SUME KNOWLEDGE OF CHINESE WOULD BE INVITED TO THE SELECTION

INTERVIEWS. IN THE ADVENT OF 1907 WITH AN INCREASED USE OF

CHINESE ESPECIALLY IN EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION WITH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, IT IS ONLY FRUDENT TO LOOK FOR YOUNG LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS WITHOUT DEPARRING THOSE ODD EXCEPTIONAL EXPATRIATES WHO MAY BL BILINGUAL.

DETAILED ADVERTISEMENT ALREADY FORWARDED BY EXPRESS AIR MAIL. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR LARLY APPROVAL.

WILL PROCEED THEREAFTER AS FOLLOWS :-

ACTION

DATE

6 SEPTEMBER 1995

TO JOSUE LXCO INFORMATION NOTC

14 SEPTEMBER 1985

ADVERTISEMENT TO APPEAR IN SCMP ETC.

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