CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 694
OF 24153OZ APRIL 92
CONFIDENTIAL
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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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HMOCS: FURTHER ISSUES/QUESTIONS: PROVISIONAL DATES FOR VISIT
WE HAVE TWO FURTHER QUESTIONS ON WHICH WE WOULD LIKE TO SEEK YOUR ADVICE.
1.
LOCALISATION. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR A STATEMENT ON YOUR
POLICY REGARDING LOCALISATION. OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
LOCALISATION IS ONLY AT THE ENTRY RANKS AND THAT THERE IS NO
POSITIVE DISCRIMINATION FOR LOCALS OVER EXPATRIATES ON PROMOTION. IF THERE IS POSITIVE DISCRIMINATION, THEN PEOPLE SUPERSEDED WOULD BE COMPENSATED UNDER THE LIMITED COMPENSATION SCHEME. HOWEVER, A NUMBER OF LETTERS COMMENTING ON OUR PROPOSALS HAVE SUGGESTED THAT THERE IS POSITIVE DISCRIMINATION
FOR LOCALS OVER EXPATRIATES IN PROMOTIONS IN THE POLICE.
GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY PREFERENCE GIVEN TO HONG KONG
CHINESE OFFICERS IN ANY RESPECTS? GRATEFUL ALSO TO KNOW WHETHER
THERE ARE ANY TRAINING OR OTHER SCHEMES SPECIFICALLY FOR LOCAL OFFICERS WHICH MIGHT LEAD TO PROMOTION, OR PREFERRING LOCAL OFFICERS OVER EXPATRIATES.
JUDGES. JUDGES ARE EXCLUDED FROM YOUR LIMITED COMPENSATION SCHEME. NO SUCH SIMILAR SCHEME HAS BEEN PREPARED. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON WHETHER OR NOT YOU ENVISAGE ANY JUDGES BEING SUPERSEDED, REQUIRED TO RETIRE IN THE INTERESTS OF LOCALISATION, OR BEING ABLE TO MAKE A CASE THAT IT IS UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT THEM TO CONTINUE AND SERVE. WE ARE AWARE, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT AFTER JUSTICE YANG, THE NEXT MOST SENIOR CHINESE JUDGE IS WELL DOWN THE SENIORITY LIST. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THOSE OVERSEAS OFFICERS WHO ARE SUPERSEDED WHEN JUSTICE YANG RETIRES?
2.
SUBJECT TO REVIEWING THE SUBMISSION FROM THE ASSOCIATION AND THE MANY LETTERS FROM INDIVIDUALS, THE TEAM NOW PLANS TO BE AVAILABLE FOR MEETINGS IN HONG KONG ON THE AFTERNOON OF 7 MAY AND ON 8 AND 9 MAY. FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION (AT THIS STAGE) WE WOULD ALSO BE HAPPY TO MEET AGAIN ON 10 MAY, IF NECESSARY. PLEASE ASK MR CARTLAND WHETHER THESE DATES WOULD SUIT IN
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