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Senior Trade Commissioner. The additional staff posts could be filled as necessary (subject to wider resource constraints)

in the period up to 1997. They can probably be accommodated

in the extra space which BTC have already taken on.

Information

10.

The Information Section is already up to its planned strength for the BCG, with one DS6, one LEII and one LEIII

staff member. Information Department are considering whether to build up the strength of this section in the BCG, so that it could take a regional information role (in addition to its

Hong Kong internal function). Additional staff would not need

to be deployed until the new building was ready.

FCO Procurement Unit

11. The FCO Procurement Unit is already up to its planned

post-1997 strength with two UK based and 16 LE staff,

currently housed in rented accommodation. there until the new building is ready.

They can remain

Management

12.

The current management staff at the BTC comprise one DS6,

one SO2, one LEII, one LEIII, two LEIVS and one LEV. The SOR

for the BCG envisages one DS5, one DS9, two LEIIS, four

LEIIIS, 1.5 LEIVS and five LEVS. As with commercial section,

locally engaged staff reinforcement could take place broadly as necessary. The additional DS9 will probably be required to cope with the expanded work load brought by the new building.

However, substitution of the present DS6 with a DS5 Management Officer will probably be needed before the completion of the building. The present incumbent is due to leave in August 1994. Upgrading the post at that time would enable this

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