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Accept that career planning must take into

account the disruption that will occur in 1997

because of the CPG's intention to make its own

appointments

to

sovereignty-sensitive posts;

and

Focus on

"damage

control" through seeking to

limit the

service.

disruptive impact on the civil

23.

A companion paper, "Preserving Career Continuity

for Senior Civil Servants", sets out a possible HKG strategy

for coping with this situation and reviews the concrete

measures which HKG could use to persuade the CPG to adopt a

more cooperative attitude.

Central Policy Unit

28th November 1991

(2) to CPU L/M A/105/91S

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