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G.P. 73A

From.......

MEMO

Secretary for Security

To

(Attn:

Ref. (2) in. SEC 19/11/4

Tel. No. 5-8102632

Date

31 August 1989

(z)

Secretary for the Civil Service

Ms Sandra Lee)

Your Ref. (2)

in... LM (1) in SM 3/31 (89) II

dated 14 August 1989

12

Hong Kong Disciplined Services Medal

Although we are not the policy branch for the ICAC, nor for honours and awards, we would see no objection and indeed would support the eligiblity of ICAC staff for this award. In answer to the specific questions that you have put:-

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

we see no direct link between elibility for the award and parity of treatment in such matters as pay. We do not see that the award should have any spill-over effects. The ICAC is already treated in effect as a disciplined service and, on pay and conditions of service, comes under the new Standing Committee which will deliberate on any claims that the ICAC may make;

it is unlikely that there would be objections from the other disciplined services. Only the Customs and Excise and Immigration Services might see themselves being in any way affected, but provided that eligibility for ICAC officers was on the same basis as that for these two services they would have no reason for complaint;

feasibility of amending the Royal Warrant is a matter for SCA but would not seem likely that this would be problematic; and

this would be a matter for SCA.

(K.A. Salkeld)

for Secretary for Security

c.c.

Commissioner, ICAC

SCA (with copy of SCS's memo for reference)