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I spoke to the Rowlands and ashed for clavification of what was involved in the second sentence of the second para. I said that we
TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 356 OF 21 MARCH 1978
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.
MIPT.
POLICE RETIREMENTS: CR 55.
felt it best to give us little ground for protest as possible and that therefore our inclination was to allow the dismissed offices to retain the full terminal benefit, anless there
FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF PROPOSED LETTER: were practical objections to cons
''DEAR SIR,
so. Hetook this point and promised to let ins have comments by fost
ding tomorrow.
I HAVE TO INFORM YOU THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
W. Chantill
22/3
COLONIAL REGULATION 55 THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN
AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS HAS SIGNIFIED THAT IT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE CROWN THAT YOU CEASE TO HOLD OFFICE UNDER THE CROWN WITH EFFECT FROM (THE DATE OF SERVICE OF NOTICE).
YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE SAME RETIREMENT
BENEFITS AS IF YOU HAD RETIRED ON THE (EFFECTIVE DATE) UNDER SECTION 6(D) OF THE PENSIONS ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 89). YOU WILL FORFEIT ALL OTHER RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES AND TERMINAL BENEFITS OF
OFFICE, INCLUDING LEAVE.,
LEAVE
(TO BE ADDED IN CASES WHERE OFFICERS OCCUPY GOVERNMENT QUARTERS)
HOWEVER, AS YOU OCCUPY GOVERNMENT QUARTERS YOU WILL BE PERMITTED TO REMAIN IN THEM FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING SIX MONTHS AFTER (DATE QUOTED ABOVE) PROVIDED THAT PAYMENT OF RENT
IS MADE.
A CHINESE TRANSLATION OF THIS LETTER IS ENCLOSED.
YOURS FAITHFULLY
SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE”’.
COPIES TO
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
6 GRAFTON STREET W1
MACLEHOSE
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