§ 6. Mr. Hal Millerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many expatriate civil servants there were in the administrative grades of the Hong Kong Government at 1st October 1976 compared with each of the 10 preceding years; and if he will make a statement as to his policy on expatriate recruitment for the colony.
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§ Mr. LuardThere were 111 administrative officers on overseas terms of service at 1st October 1976. This represented 57 per cent. of the total number of administrative officers in the Hong Kong Government. The figures for each of the previous 10 years are necessarily detailed and are in the table below. The recruitment of expatriate officers is undertaken only when local candidates are not available in sufficient numbers and, in certain categories, in order to maintain the special relationship with Britain.
HONG KONG: OVERSEAS AND LOCAL OFFICERS IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE GRADES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE Overseas officers Local officers Overseas officers as percentage of Total 1966 … … 75 25 75 1967 … … 76 24 76 1968 … … 72 33 69 1969 … … 70 40 64 1970 … … 71 46 61 1971 … … 67 50 57 1972 … … 73 52 58 1973 … … 84 65 56 1974 … … 93 77 55 1975 … … 104 79 57 1976 … … 111 85 57