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THE ASSOCIATION OF MEMBERS OF HER MAJESTY'S OVERSEAS CIVIL SERVICE IN HONG KONG

Room G12, Central Government Offices Lower Albert Road, Hong Kong

M J C Waters Esq

Principal Assistant Secretary

(Civil Service)

Civil Service Branch Government Secretariat Hong Kong

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15 October 1992

When the Minister of

State, the Rt Ilon

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Goodlad MP, met the Vice President and Committee members of the HMOCS Association on 4 September 1992 he gave a specific assurance inter alia that Hong Kong HMOCS officers would be considered You will recall for posts

other dependent territories. that this matter was raised with the FCO team on 11 May 1992, and that Mike Cartland wrote to you on 1 July 1992 restating our interest on this point.

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Given the above, we are extremely disappointed note from the

the copies of the correspondence attached that, despite the Minister's assurance, the Overseas Development Administration appears to be unaware of the position respect of Hong Kong HMOCS police officer personnel.

Given the

importance we attach to the

urgently and

in

Minister's

vacancies in

other

assurance, I shall be grateful if you will seck to clarify

that confirm this matter dependent territories will be circulated in

in a timely manner, and that applications from Hong Kong HMOCS personnel will be duly considered.

AS this

matter

is

forthcoming

annual general

likely meeting.

to

be

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reviewed at

our

shall

be grateful

for an early response.

You

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(Ian Wotherspoon)

Secretary