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BRITISH SIDES AND SHOULD NOT CONTRAVENE THE JD AND BL. ON WHETHER THIS MOVE OF THE BRITISH SIDE WOULD AFFECT THE NINTH ROUND OF SINO- BRITISH TALKS, CHEN SAID CHINA GENUINELY WANTED THE TALKS TO PROCEED SMOOTHLY AND TO EVENTUALLY ACHIEVE POSITIVE RESULTS. THE THINGS THAT WOULD HURT THIS AIM WERE CERTAIN REMARKS AND STANDS THAT POSED OBSTACLES TO THE RESUMPTION OF CO-OPERATION AND THE SUCCESS OF THE TALKS. THESE WOULD NOT BE CONDUCIVE TO A SMOOTH TRANSITION.
4. THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC JOURNAL (6 AUGUST) QUOTED ANOTHER HKMAO
OFFICIAL, XU ZE, AS SAYING THAT WHILE HKG SAID THAT FAIR TREATMENT SHOULD BE GIVEN TO EXPATRIATE CIVIL SERVANTS, THE GOVERNMENT HAD NOT CONSIDERED THE UNFAIR TREATMENT OF LOCAL CIVIL SERVANTS IN THE PAST. HE SAID THAT AT PRESENT, 40 PERCENT OF THE SENIOR POSTS WERE HELD BY EXPATRIATE CIVIL SERVANTS AND THAT LOCAL AND EXPATRIATE CIVIL SERVANTS WERE NOT ON AN EQUAL BASIS TO COMPETE FOR PROMOTION. THE CHIENSE SIDE HOPED THAT THE UNFAIR TREATMENT OF LOCAL CIVIL SERVANTS WOULD BE ELIMINATED. SINCE HKG CLAIMED THAT THE LOCALISATION POLICY WOULD BE CONTINUED, IT SHOULD NOT ONLY TAKE CARE OF EXPATRIATE CIVIL SERVANTS. HE SAID HKMAO WAS LOOKING INTO THE NEW POLICY AS WELL AS THE DEFINITION OF A 'PERMANENT RESIDENT'. THE CHIENSE AND BRITISH SIDES SHOULD REACH A CONSENSUS ON SUCH A DEFINITION IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE CONVERGENCE FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE. HE DENIED THAT THE CHINESE SIDE HAD BEEN CONSULTED BEFORE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NEW POLICY.
5. A NCNA VICE DIRECTOR, ZHENG GUOXIONG, SAID ON 7 AUGUST THAT
THE STABILITY OF THE CIVIL SERVICE WAS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE IN ENSURING AN EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATION AND A SMOOTH TRANSITION. HE HOPED THE CIVIL SERVICE WOULD CONTINUE TO BE STABLE, AND A MAJOR FACTOR TO ACHIEVE THIS WAS STABLE CIVIL SERVICE POLICY. IF THERE WERE ANY MAJOR CHANGES IN THIS ASPECT, THE CHIENSE SIDE SHOULD BE INFORMED AND CONSULTED. HE POINTED OUT THAT HKG HAD NOT FORMALLY INFORMED THE CHIENSE SIDE ON THE NEW POLICY, ADDING THAT THE FORMAL CHANNELS WERE EITHER THE CHIENSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTRY, THE JLG OR THE PA'S OFFICE.
COMMENT.
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WE NOTICE THAT SO FAR THE CHIENSE SIDE HAVE NOT COMMENTED ON THE SUBSTANCE OF THE NEW POLICY.
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