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(B) FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH THE FORCE THE ORDER OF THESE PRIORITIES WAS REVIEWED. THE CONCLUSHON OF THAT REVIEW, AS SUPPORTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, WAS THAT SUPERSESSION FOR PROMOTION WOULD BE MORE DETRIMENTAL TO MORALE AND EFFICIENCY THAN

COMPULSORY RETIREMENT WITH COMPENSATION.

(C) AND (D) AGREED.

(E) AGREED BUT AMEND 80 TO READ 70 IN ORDER TO COPLY WITH FIGURES

QUOTED IN THE QUESTION AND ANSWER BRIEF ON THE LOCAL COMPENSATION

SCHEME.

(F) AGREED.

3. THE DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE HAS ALREADY BEEN SEEN BY EXCO. THE

AGREED AMENDMENTS CHANGE LITTLE OF SUBSTANCE. WE SHALL NOT BE

CONSULTING THEM AGAIN. IT IS THE POLICE FORCE EXPANSION PAPER

THAT IS GOING TO EXCO ON 22 JULY.

4. FOLLOWING EXCO'S ADVICE WE SUGGEST THAT THE LAST SENTENCE

BEGINNING THE POSSIBILITY OF PARA 6E OF THE SPEAKING NOTE BE

DELETED. ON REFLECTION THE SENTENCE HS UNNECESSARY AND POSSIBLY MISLEADING.

AKERS-JONES

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

HD/FED

RESEARCH DEPT (FE)

DEP/HD/PUSD

PS/MR RENTON

SIR W HARDING MR WILSON

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