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FM HONG KONG
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OF 120905Z DECEMBER 86
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MY 2ND IPT: FOLLOWING IS DRAFT OF SECTION ON THE CIVIL SERVICE FOR
INCLUSION IN ANNUAL REPORT TO PARLIAMENT.
CIVIL SERVICE.
LOCALISATION.
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ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN NO MAJOR CHANGE IN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S LOCALISATION POLICY IN THE PAST TWO DECADES, THE PRACTICE OF GIVING SUITABLE LOCAL CANDIDATES PREFERENCE IN
APPOINTMENT TO RECRUITMENT RANKS HAS CONTINUED TO BEAR FRUIT AS
SOME OF THESE OFFICERS HAVE ACQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND HAVE BEEN PROMOTED THROUGH THE RANKS. IN THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT/PROFESSIONAL GRADES, LOCAL OFFICERS NOW HOLD OVER 70 PER CENT OF THE 1,500 POSTS
WHILST IN DIRECTORATE RANKS, THE PRPORTION HAS REACHED 50 PER CENT OF THE 940 POSITIONS. THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IS CONFIDENT THAT
THE CONTINUED APPLICATION OF THE CURRENT POLICY WILL ENABLE TOP
POSTS TO BE FILLED BY LOCAL OFFICERS IN THE RUN UP TO 1997, IN
KEEPING WITH THE TERMS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION. AS REGARDS THE
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
FOR PROMOTION AND TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL.
NEW PENSION SCHEME.
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AS ALREADY REPORTED AGREEMENT WAS REACHED, DURING THE YEAR, ON A
NEW PENSION SCHEME FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE. THIS FOLLOWED EXTENSIVE
CONSULTATION WITH STAFF. 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 PROVIDED TO THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
THE MAIN ELEMENTS OF THE NEW SCHEME INCLUDE: THE EXTENSION OF
THE NEORMAL RETIREMENT AGE FROM 55 TO 60 (SERVING OFFICERS WHO
OPT FOR THE SCHEME MAY, NEVERTHELESS, RETAIN THEIR EXISTING NORMAL
RETIRING AGE OF 55): AN ADJUSTMENT IN THE EARNING FACTOR: A 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
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