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本署檔號 OUR REF: CSB-S/7 II

來函檔號 YOUR REF:

Dear Mr. Cannon,

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Annex A

GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT

LOWER ALBERT ROAD

HONG KONG

Joint Declaration:

Post Ratification Action Checklist

15 January 1990

I refer to your

letter of 31 October 1989

addressed to Miss Cherry Ling of General Duties Branch.

We have just completed an internal review on "Referrals of Appointments, Promotions etc. to the Secretary of State". Our recommendations are set out

in paragraph 8 of the attached paper.

In the course of our review, we have considered whether or not referral to the Secretary of State should

be removed for applications for transfer to the permanent fer Est establishment. However, we understand from some old ན་ correspondence (letters from FCO dated 23.7.74 and 22.1.75 Carled be

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-refer to

attached) that, except for the adminsitrative and police decided by cadres, expatriate officers recruited through London Office do not have the qualification for HMOCS membership. AMOES The procedure for Hong Kong Government to submit individual recommendations for transfer to the permanent establishment and for admission to HMOCS devised to surmount the difficulty. we propose that we should leave things as they are for the time being but should be grateful if you would confirm if this position still stands.

to FCO was In view of the above,

agreement, we propose to

implement these recommendations as soon as possible.

Subject to your

Yours sincerely,

متا

Mr. N. Cannon,

Хоштове

(Ms. Teresa Tse)

for Secretary for the Civil Service

Hong Kong Department,

Foreign & Commonwealth Office,

London SW1A 2AH,

United Kingdom.

c.c. Commissioner, London

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