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MDHOA $840
ADVICE AND CLARIFICATION ON THIS POINT.
LOCALISATION
4. FOLLOWING THE ADVICE SET OUT IN YOUR TELNO 1158 AND THE ASSOCIATED LOCALISATION POLICY NOTE WHICH YOU KINDLY FAXED TO US, SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS WE INTEND TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING LINE IF ASKED ABOUT THE HKG'S 'LOCALISATION'' POLICY:
UNLIKE MANY OTHER TERRITORIES WHERE THERE WAS AN ACTIVE POLICY OF LOCALISING POSTS IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAVE INFORMED US: THAT THERE IS NO SUCH LOCALISATION PROGRAMME IN HONG KONG: THAT IN HONG KONG LOCALISATION IS RESTRICTED TO THE RECRUITMENT RANK OR, IN RESPECT OF CONTRACT OFFICERS, ON THE EXPIRY OF A CONTRACT: THAT ALL PROMOTION IS ON MERIT: AND THAT PROVISION EXISTS UNDER THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S LIMITED COMPENSATION SCHEME FOR SUCH RETIREMENT ON COMPENSATION AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES OR WHERE OFFICERS ARE SUPERSEDED. (THE PRECISE TIMING AND EFFECT OF THIS WILL DEPEND ON WHAT TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.)'
5. A NUMBER OF COMMENTS RECEIVED FROM HMOCS OFFICERS REFER TO RECENT PUBLIC COMMENTS WHICH YOU AND THE CHIEF SECRETARY HAVE MADE ABOUT THE PACE OF LOCALISATION: IT MIGHT BE USEFUL TO ARM OUR NEGOTIATING TEAM WITH A TEXT OF THESE, IF ONE IS AVAILABLE.
6. IT WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL IF YOUR RESPONSE COULD REACH US DESKBY 05090OZ.
HURD
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
40
·
HER MAJESTY'S OVERSEAS
DISTRIBUTION
40
OVERSEA PENSIONS/ODA//MR FISH
.CIVIL SERVICE RESTRICTED
HKD
LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS
FED
NEWS D
RAD//MR WYE
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
PS/PUS
SIR J COLES
MR BURNS
MR KERBY
RMD
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