TNAG-2424-FCO40-3526-Hong-Kong-Her-Majesty-s-Overseas-Civil-Service-(HMOCS)-poli-1992 — Page 6

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MDLIAN 1483

PRINCIPAL OFFICIAL POSTS. THIS IN ITSELF WILL RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF EXPATRIATE OFFICERS POST 1997 AND WE MAY THEN SEE A CLEARER PICTURE OF THE TRUE CHINESE ATTITUDE ON THIS WHOLE ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY THESE DISCUSSIONS WILL TAKE TIME, WHEREAS WE NEED TO SETTLE THE HMOCS ISSUE QUICKLY. IT SEEMS THEREFORE THAT ANY LINK BETWEEN HMOCS ARRANGEMENTS ON THE ONE HAND AND ENHANCED LOCALISATION ON THE OTHER COULD BE DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF THE

TIMING CONSIDERATIONS.

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MR KERBY