Localisation of the Civil Service in colonial territories before and immediately after independence - Session Three: The Politics of Localisation

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Speaker(s):
Chair: Dr Georgina Sinclair, John Ducker, Simon Gillett and Michael Waters
Event date:
Thursday 25 October 2012

Institute of Commonwealth Studies

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Overseas Service Pensioners' Association Witness Seminar: Localisation of the Civil Service in colonial territories before and immediately after independence - Session Three: The Politics of Localisation

Chair: Dr Georgina Sinclair (Open University)

John Ducker: (Aden 1960-67; then with World Bank in Africa and Central
Asia). A Comparative Study across the colonies generally.

Simon Gillett: (Served in Cameroons 1960; Bechuanaland/Botswana 1965-
72). The political context of Localisation and Government Policies in the
Bechuanaland Protectorate and Botswana.

Michael Waters: (Western Pacific --GEIC 1972-76; Hong Kong 1976-97, Civil
Service Branch dealing with localisation and handover, and Deputy Political
Advisor to the Governor). The security, political and nationality issues affecting
Localisation in Hong Kong.

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