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As regards the
keeping with the terms of the Joint Declaration.
Police Force, the overall objective is that the force should be
predominantly local by the year 2000. The present ratio of overseas
to Local officers, in the inspectorate rank and above,
is about
70:30 and steps are being taken to identify Local officers
promo on and to provide training to develop their potential.
for
New Pension Scheme
32.
During the year extensive consultations were held with Hong
Kong Civil Service Staff Associations on a new pension
pension scheme
scheme for
the civil service. Having regard to the fact that the future
government of
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will be responsible for pensions after 1997, details of the scheme were also
discussed with the Chinese Government.
33.
The main elements of the new scheme include: the extension of
the normal retirement age from 55 to 60 (serving officers who opt
for the scheme may, nevertheless, retain their existing normal
retirement age of 55); an adjustment in the earning factor; deferred pension benefit which will be payable at normal retirement
age to officers who resign after completing 10 years or more
qualifying service (at present no benefits are payable to those
Leaving the service before normal retirement age); and an increase
in the amount
amount of pension which may be commuted as a Lump sum, from
25% to 50%. In addition, the Hong Kong Government proposes to make
pensions a right rather than a privilege.
34.
Consultation with staff has also begun on n a draft
scheme compensation
which, amongst other things, Will enable
pensionable overseas officers who are required to retire, or who are
superseded for
make way for Local
to officers,
be
to promotion
compensated for loss of career.
VII. DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER STATION
35.
An issue of major public concern
to the
the people of Hong Kong
in 1986 was the proposed construction of a nuclear power station at
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