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MR. NING WING-HONG : LETTER FROM MEMBER OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT. YOUR TELNO 488 OF 24 FEBRUARY.
MY REPLY TO THE COMMISSIONER, LONDON IS REPRODUCED BELOW
I CONSIDER THE DRAFT REPLY ENCLOSED IN YOUR MEMORANDUM IS APPROPRIATE.
2. MY COMMENTS ON THE POINTS RAISED ARE AS FOLLOWS
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(A) PARA. 2(C) MR. NING WAS NOT ACTUALLY POSTED TO THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT. AS THE PROPOSED SECONDMENT DID NOT MATERIALISE, I AGREE THAT THERE IS LITTLE POINT IN REFERRING TO IT IN THE REPLY.
(B) PARA. 2(D) MR. NING SUBMITTED A WRITTEN REPRESENTATION ON 19 JANUARY 1983. HAVING REVIEWED THE CASE IN THE LIGHT OF THE POINTS HE RAISED AND COMMENTS ON THEM MADE BY THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, WE CONSIDERED THAT THE FINAL WARNING GIVEN WAS APPROPRIATE. COPY OF RELEVANT PAPERS ARE ATTACHED.
(C) PARA. 2(E) STAFF REPORTS ON MR. NING BY THREE DIFFERENT REPORTING OFFICERS WERE COMPLETED IN MAY 1983. COPIES ARE ATTACHED. MR. NING WAS NOT TOLD OF THE ASSESSMENTS ON COMPLETION OF THE REPORTS. HOWEVER, HE WAS INTERVIEWED BY THE GOVERNMENT WATERWORKS ENGINEER (MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL) ON 1 JUNE 1983 WHEN HE WAS TOLD THAT HIS SERVICES WOULD BE TERMINATED BECAUSE HIS PERFORMANCE DURING THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 1983 TO 2 MAY 1983 HAS BEEN UNSATISFACTORY.
3. YOU MAY WISH TO NOTE THAT THE RT. HON. EDWARD HEATH MP WROTE TO HE THE GOVERNOR ON 5 FEBRUARY 1985, SEEKING CLARIFICATION OF A COMPLAINT AGAINST UNFAIR DISMISSAL LODGED BY MR. NING. A REPLY, BASED ON MY ADVICE, WAS SENT ON 14 MARCH 1985. COPIES OF CORRESPONDENCE ARE ATTACHED.
ENCLOSURES TO MY REPLY ARE NOT ATTACHED. PLEASE CONTACT MR. CLETUS K.H. LAU OF LONDON OFFICE IF YOU WISH TO REFER TO THEM.
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