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IV.

After the establishment of the Hong Kong Speciai Administrative Region. public servants previousiv serving in Hong Kong in all government depart- ments, including the police department, and members of the judiciary may ail remam in employment and continue their service with pay, allowances, benefits and conditions of service no less favourable than before. The Hong Kong Speciai „Administrative Region-Government-shail pay to such persons who.... retre or compsete their contracts; as.weil.as.to those who have remred.befork 1 July 1997, or to their dependants, all pensions, gratuities, allowances.and. benents due to them on terms no iess favourable than before, and irrespective of their nauonality or place of residence.

The Hong Kong Speciai Administrative Region Government may employ British and other foreign nauonais previously serving in the public service in Hong Kong, and may recruit British and other foreign nationsis holding permanent identity cards of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to serve as public servants at all leveix, except as heads of major government departments (corresponding to branches or departments at Secretary level) incinding the police department, and as deputy heads of some of those departments. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government may also employ British and other foreign nationals as advisers to government departments and, when there is a need, may recruit qualified candidates from omide-the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to professional. techemical posts in government departme 2: The above shall be employed azi in their individual capacities and, like other public servants, shail be responsible -- to the Hong Kong Specizi Administrative Region Government.

Tha-appointment and promotion, of public servants shall be on the basis of qualifications, experience, and ability. Hong Kong's previous system. of

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the public service (including specini bodies for appointment, pay and of service) shall, save for any provisions providing privileged treatment, fők foreign nationais, be maintained.