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Referrals of Appointments, Promotions etc. to the Secretary of State

(I) Purpose

This paper

examines the proposal

by the

Hong Kong Department of FCO to reduce

to the

absolute

minimum referrals of appointments, promotions etc. to

the Secretary of State.

(II) Background

2.

A list of appointment

on which referrals

and promotion matters

are made to the Secretary of State

is set out in Appendix A.

3.

The main basis for such referrals is provided

in Colonial Regulations 19 which states that

"The selection of a candidate

for any

appointment the initial basic salary of which

is not less than either £1,000

than either £1,000 or any other

higher figure prescribed by the Secretary of

State in respect of any particular territory,

shall be subject to the approval of the

Cary

Secretary of State.

When a vacancy occurs in

shall report it to

The Governor may

such a post the Governor

the Secretary of State.

recommend a candidate to fill the vacancy,

but it shall be clearly understood that the

Secretary of State may select

candidate. "1

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