YOU reported (South China Morning Post, February 21) the comments of Mr Royston Griffey, President of the Association of Expatriate Civil Servants, on the case of the expat who may face demotion if he switches to local terms. He describes this possibility as ''a breach of human rights''.
I was unaware that it was a basic human right for expats to be protected against demotion, having always associated human rights with slightly more important ideas such as freedom of speech, the right to eat, etc.
If this contractual matter is also a question of human rights, then any dispute, (about a phone bill for example), could also be considered a breach of human rights (the ''fundamental'' right not to be overcharged!).
Is there not a danger that, by classifying every disagreement as a potential breach of human rights, we will devalue a very important concept? JOHN BARCLAY Wan Chai
