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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
for
promotion and to provide training to develop their potential. <Pa <elis)
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New Pension Scheme
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During the year extensive consultations
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Kong Civil
the
were held with Hong
be
Service Staff Associations on a new pension scheme for
civil service. Having regard to the fact that the future government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will responsible for pensions after 1997, details of the scheme were also
discussed with the Chinese Government.
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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
the earning
retirement
of 55); an age
in adjustment deferred pension benefit which will be payable
age
to
factor;
a
at normal retirement
more
officers who resign after completing 10
or years
qualifying service (at present no benefits are payable to those
leaving the service before normal retirement age); and an increase
in the amount of pension which may be commuted as
from a lump sum,
25% to 50% In addition, the Hong Kong Government proposes to make
pensions a right rather than a privilege. LP Lelio)
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compensation
Consultation with
scheme
which,
staff has also begun on a draft
amongst other things, will enable
officers,
to
be
pensionable overseas officers who are required to retire, or who are
for superseded
compensated for loss of career.
promotion to
make way for local
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