TNAG-1584-FCO40-2158-Localisation-of-the-Hong-Kong-police-force-1986 — Page 4

OCMIAN 8910

CONFIDENTIAL

00 PEKIN

FM FCOLN TO HOKON

091530Z JUL

GRS 500

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FM FCO

TO DESKBY 100100Z HONG KONG

TELNO 1396

OF 091530Z JULY 86

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

PA 382/2

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YOUR TELNO 2157 AND PEKING TELNO 1195: JLG IV: LOCALISATION OF

POLICE FORCE

1.

THANK YOU FOR THE DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE IN TUR. WE AGREE

WITH PEKING'S COMMENTS IN THEIR TUR. WE WOULD ALSO SUGGEST THAT

THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS BE MADE IN YOUR DRAFT:

(A)

PARA 4: WE FEEL THAT TO MEET ANY CHINESE SENSITIVITES

THERE WOULD BE MERIT IN OUR PRESENTING OUR TARGETS FOR THE YEAR

2000 AS A HKG PLANNING ASSUMPTION RATHER THAN A HARD AND FAST

A IM.

PARAS 4-5 MIGHT THEREFORE BE AMENDED TO READ: 'HKG WILL A IM

TO ACHIEVE A LOCAL COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND AT LEAST ONE LOCAL

AND AT LEAST ONE EXPATRIATE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE IN

1995, AND LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD WE ENVISAGE THAT BY THE YEAR 2000

THE PROPORTION OF LOCAL OFFICERS IN THE FAZETTED OFFICER RANKS

MIGHT BE HIGHER THAN THE PROPORTION OF OVERSEAS OFFICERS. THIS

PROCESS WILL BE ACHIEVED' ETC.

(B) PARA 6: WE NOTE THAT YOU PLACE COMPULSORY RETIREMENT

ABOVE SUPERSESSION FOR PROMOTION IN TERMS OF YOUR PRIORITIES FOR

POSSIBLE MEANS OF ADVANCING SUITABLE LOCAL OFFICERS. WE FEEL IT

MIGHT BE ARGUED THAT IT IS LESS DRASTIC, AND LESS DISRUPTIVE IN

MORALE TERMS, TO SUPERSEDE AN OFFICER AND COMPENSATE HIM FOR LOSS

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