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In a 1960 White Paper (Command 1193), HMG undertook to do all
in our power" to assist HMOCS officers who leave the service
to find other suitable employment. The Paper went on to say that such officers might be considered for re-employment on
contract in other colonial territories.
6. A number of former Hong Kong HMOCS officers have been and
are currently employed in other DTs. They are in positions
supervised by both the Diplomatic Wing and the ODA. of the
posts now filled by expatriates, Y are HMOCS officers who were
originally recruited to serve in Hong Kong and Z other HMOCS
officers who initially served in other DTS and then were taken
on in Hong Kong.
7. In general, HMOCS officers have much to offer. Not all
have adapted well to today's environment where political
But many
skills are particularly important (in Hongkong, despite the x
absence of internal self-government, as elsewhere). do a first class job.
8.
Hong Kong HMOCS officers have shown considerable interest in working in other DTS. Following correspondence with the
Hong Kong Government we have now established a proper system to ensure they are fully aware of forthcoming vacancies.
9.
In May we opened consultations on the arrangements that
HMG will put in place for HMOCS in Hong Kong as a result of the change of sovereignty in 1997. Our proposals fell well
short of what HMOCS officers expected and now demand. We can
expect them to press their case hard eg they will probably try
to have a judicial review of our handling of the issue and to
organise action by MPs. We therefore need to be extremely
careful that all our actions, and reasons for them, stand up
to scrutiny.
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