(C) A LOCAL OFFICER FROM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT HAS NOT BEEN SELECTED ON THIS OCCASION BECAUSE IT IS FELT THAT THE DEPARTMENT 'CAN BENEFIT FROM MR. JENNEY'S EXPERIENCE. MR. JENNEY WILL BE 57 THIS YEAR, AND THERE WILL BE AMPLE TIME FOR A LOCAL OFFICER TO SUCCEED HIM WHEN HE RETIRES IN THE NORMAL COURSE IN 1995.
YOU SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE THAT, IN 1976, MR. JENNEY WAS BOUND OVER FOR TWO YEARS FOR A HOMOSEXUAL OFFENCE WITH NO CONVICTION RECORDED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS KIND, AND, IN ANY EVENT, HOMOSEXUALITY HAS NOW BEEN DECRIMINALISED. NONETHELESS, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THERE MAY BE SOME SNIDE REFERENCE BY THE MEDIA, TO THE 1976 INCIDENT, ALTHOUGH WE JUDGE THAT THIS IS UNLIKELY TO BECOME A MAJOR ISSUE.
7. SECTIONS 3 AND 6 OF THE AUDIT ORDINANCE (CAP. 122) PROVIDE THAT I SHALL APPOINT THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT, WITH THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD OBTAIN THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S APPROVAL FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. JENNEY AS DIRECTOR OF AUDIT WITH EFFECT FROM 5 MARCH 1992.
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GRATEFUL ALSO IF YOU COULD PROCESS THIS QUICKLY. IT IS DESIRABLE THAT MR. LI AND OTHER STAFF IN THE DEPARTMENT SHOULD KNOW THE IDENTITY OF MR. HUTT'S SUCCESSOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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