TNAG-2669-FCO40-3866-Hong-Kong-Civil-Service-1993 — Page 215

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TO DESKBY 28010OZ HONG KONG

TELNO 717

OF 27170OZ JULY 93

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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

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YOUR TELNOS 1182, 1246 AND PEKING TELNO 1037: LOCALISATION POLICY

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THANK YOU FOR SENDING US A COPY OF YOUR DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE FOR THE NCNA. WE THINK THAT THE NOTE SETS OUT THE POSITION CLEARLY ON THIS COMPLEX ISSUE AND ARE CONTENT FOR YOU TO PROCEED AS PROPOSED, SUBJECT TO THE SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS IN PEKING TUR AS MODIFIED IN YOUR SECOND TUR.

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WE AGREE IN PARTICULAR THAT THE CURRENT DRAFT IN PARAS 27-32 SHOULD BE SHORTENED. WE IMAGINE A REDRAFT ON THE FOLLOWING LINES WOULD SUFFICE:

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THERE IS A SERIES OF LONGER TERM ISSUES ON WHICH WE WOULD WISH TO CONSULT THE CHINESE SIDE IN DUE COURSE PROBABLY THROUGH JLG CHANNELS. THESE WOULD INCLUDE WHETHER OFFICERS WHO WISH TO TRANSFER TO LOCAL TERMS SHOULD BE EMPLOYED ON LOCAL PENSIONABLE TERMS RATHER THAN SHORT TERM CONTRACT TERMS SEMI COLON WHETHER A MINIMUM CHINESE LANGUAGE STANDARD SHOULD APPLY TO THOSE WISHING TO ENJOY LOCAL PENSIONABLE TERMS SEMI COLON AND WHETHER THE TRADITIONAL DISTINCTION BETWEEN LOCAL AND OVERSEAS OFFICERS SHOULD BE MAINTAINED FOR FUTURE APPOINTMENTS (BEARING IN MIND THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY BE NECESSARY TO RETAIN FLEXIBILITY TO ATTRACT SPECIAL EXPERTISE ON A SHORT TERM BASIS WHERE NECESSARY). UNQUOTE

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HUA 01611

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