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have been in my opinion fair. But it is also true to say there are quite a number of youngish Chinese whom some expats would consider have been given accelerated promotion.

6.

I suggest that we should make clear that we wish Hong Kong to continue its existing practice as for the most senior posts and let us see their five year forecast. My view is that we should not push this one with Hong Kong. Are we really in the business of trying to tell Hong Kong whom it should promote? The answer is surely no: our interests, as far as it goes, is to watch the trends. If we see that Hong Kong appear to be favouring one group over another then we might wish to discuss the issue."

Micht ufetze.

M V Stone

Hong Kong Department

WH 304

270 2651

10 February 1992

cc: Miss Brooks

Legal Advisers

Peking wd not expect

If Hong Kong are satisfied that the Chiy Executive to read the BL as requiring him to nominate treport for Eppointment such

to facing appointment such long-term acting appointees

as Severaines

so be it.

better to tidy things up now

Otherwise it wd be rather than risk arguments after

1997.

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