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Text proposed by the BLDC Special Groups

Article 5

*See Note 4

and retain their seniority

pay,

allowances,

benefits conditions of service no favourable than before.

to

branches

with

and

less

or

The Hong Kong SAR Government may employ British and other foreign nationals previously serving in the public service in Hong Kong, and may recruit British and other foreign nationals holding permanent identity cards of the Hong Kong SAR to serve as public servants at all levels, except as heads of major government

departments (corresponding departments at Secretary level) including the police department, and as deputy heads of some of those departments. The Hong Kong SAR Government may also employ British and other foreign nationals

advisers

to

government departments and, when there is a need,

recruit qualified candidates from outside the Hong Kong SAR

to professional and technical posts in government departments. The above shall be employed only in their individual capacities and, like other public servants, shall carry out their work dutifully, and be responsible to the Hong Kong SAR Government. The pay, allowances, benefits and conditions of service of the above public

servants

of

as

may

nationalities shall be the other public servants at the corresponding level.*

foreign

same

as

Article 5

SECRET

Our proposed text

The Hong Kong SAR Government may employ British and other foreign nationals previously serving in the public service in Hong Kong, and may recruit British and other foreign

nationals

holding permanent identity cards of the Hong Kong SAR to serve as public servants at all levels, except as heads

of

departments

branches

major

or

some

government

(corresponding to departments at Secretary level) including the police department, and as deputy heads

of

of

those departments. The Hong Kong SAR Government may also employ British and other foreign nationals as advisers to government departments and, when there is a need, may recruit qualified candidates from outside the Hong Kong SAR to professional and technical posts in government departments. The above shall be employed only in their individual capacities and, like other public servants, shall abide by the laws of the Hong Kong SAR, carry out their work dutifully, and be responsible to the Hong Kong SAR Government.

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