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RECOGNISE POLITICAL REALITIES IN THE UK, DISHONEST NOT TO: NEED TO FIND SOLUTION WHICH IS POLITICALL ACCEPTABLE IN UK AND WHICH DOES NOT DIVIDE HK:

G. ABSOLUTE ASSURANCE THAT ANY SOLUTION WILL TAKE CARE OF THE

INTERESTS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE.

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GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER YOU WISH THESE POINTS TO BE ELABORATED IN SPEECH FORM.

4. DEFENSIVE BRIEFING WILL BE NEEDED FOR LIKELY QUESTIONS ON SECURITY OF PENSIONS, LIMITED/GENERAL COMPENSATION SCHEMES, LOCALISATION AND WHETHER SERVICE BY EXPATRIATES IN THE SAR GOVERNMENT WOULD DISADVANTAGE THEM FOR SUBSEQUENT EMPLOYMENT IN UK CIVIL SERVICE. WE ASSUME YOU HAVE SUFFICIENT MATERIAL FOR THIS.

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