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consultation with staff, but the intentions of modernising the pensions scheme and reducing the future pensions liability of the SAR Government will be maintained.
7.
Details of the proposed new scheme were to put to the
Staff Sides of the three Consultative Councils at the end of
August. Initial reaction has been favourable. The Chinese
were informed about the consultations at the first meeting of
the Joint Liaison Group.
to discuss the
We undertook
proposals with the Chinese once the
completed. The Chinese merely took note.
consultations
were
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