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Per Me Tani,

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

London SW1A 2AH

8 November 1990

HKB 026/34

RECEIVER REGISTRY 2 1 NOV 1990

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Lord Caithness has asked me to thank you for your letter of 19 September, drawing his attention to previous correspondence about issues of concern to members of your Association. Lord Caithness was glad to have had the opportunity to meet you and other representatives of your Association during his recent visit Hong Kong and to hear your views at first hand.

Lord Caithness is aware of the concern felt by Junior Police Officers that they will not all qualify under the assurances scheme. Unfortunately it would not be possible to grant all Junior Police Officers the right of abode in the UK, given the overall ceiling on numbers imposed by the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act. I should point out, however, that the number of assurances reserved for the Disciplined Services is proportionately much higher than that for the community as a whole or for the rest of the public service.

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I can assure you that the Hong Kong Government take the concerns of your Association very seriously and attach great importance to the maintenance of an effective and well motivated police force. reflected in their decision to accept the outcome of the recent pay review which awarded additional salary increases to Junior Police Officers in recognition of their special responsibilities.

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Peter Tibber

Private Secretary to The Earl of Caithness

Mr Tsui Wai-Chun

Chairman

Junior Police officers Association

Room 106, 1st Floor

Kowloon District Police HQ

Argyle Street

Hong Kong

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