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CONFIDENTIAL

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COLONIAL REGULATIONS

PART 1. PUBLIC OFFICERS

J. RETIREMENT

93.

In the case of an officer in Hong Kong selected for

appointment by the Secretary of State, the Governor of Hong

Kong may retire the officer for the following reasons:

(i) if the officer has been directly superseded for promotion

to a vacancy not specifically created by a premature retirement

in order to facilitate localisation, in pursuance of a policy

of giving preference in promotion to local officers;

(ii) if circumstances exist which, in the opinion of the

Governor, make it unreasonable or undesirable for the officer

to continue in the service;

(iii) in the interest of localisation;

(iv) to facilitate constitutional change;

(v)

in the interest of the development of the public service.

CONFIDENTIAL