TNAG-1584-FCO40-2158-Localisation-of-the-Hong-Kong-police-force-1986 — Page 2

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YOUR TELNO 1396 AND PEKING TELNO 1195 TO YOU : HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED: LOCALISATION OF POLICE FORCE

OUR COMMENTS ON SECOND TUR ARE SERMATHEM

(A) AGREED. THE POLICE FORCE ORDINANCE DEFINITION IS AS FOLLOWS ''GAZETTED POLICE OFFICER INCLUDES OFFICERS OF ALL RANKS FROM AND *INCLUDING THE COMMISSIONER DOWN TO AND INCLUDING SUPERINTENDENT'' THIS COULD BE ADDED IN BRACKETS AT THE END OF THE FIRST SENTENCE. THE DEFINITION IN BRACKETS IN THE FIRST SENTENCE OF PARA 3 OF THE NOTE COULD THEN BE DELETED OR IF YOU PREFER BE USED INSTEAD OF THE RATHER WORDIER ONE IN THE POLICE FORCE ORDINANCE.

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(B) AGREED A DEFINITION COULD BE ADDED AFTER THE FIRST MENTION OF AGREEMENT TERMS IN PARA 6C. THE DEFINITION GIVEN IN THE ANNEX

TO THE PAPER ON LOCALISATION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE ALREADY HANDED

OVER TO THE CHINESE IS EMPLOYMENT ON CONTRACT FOR A SPECIFIED PERIOD (NORMALLY 2 1/2 YEARS) WHICH QUALIFIED FOR A GRATUITY AT THE END OF EACH CONTRACT''. HIT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO KEEP TO THE SAME DEFINITION ALTHOUGH IT MIGHT BE NECESSARY TO ADD THAT IN PRACTICE THIS IS OFTEN NOT A SHORT TERM TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT. MANY POLICE OFFICERS HAVE SERVED FOR VERY LONG PERIODS ON SUCH

TERMS.

(C) AGREED.

(D) YOUR SUGGESTION AT 1F OF FIRST TUR AGREED.

2. OUR COMMENTS ON FIRST TUR ARE SERHATIM

(A) AGREED.

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