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OUR TELNO 655 AND YOUR TELNO 1008: NEW PENSIONS SCHEME: DRAFT
LEGISLATION
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TUR. MY APOLOGIES FOR THE DELAY IN
TELEGRAPHING OUR FURTHER THOUGHTS ON YOUR DRAFT LEGISLATION.
WE HAVE CONSULTED OUR LEGAL ADVISERS ON YOUR DRAFT THEY
HAVE IN THEIR COMMENTS RESTRICTED THEMSELVES LARGELY TO THE
POINTS RAISED IN PARA 2 OF OUR TUR AND PARA 3 OF YOURS. THEY HAVE ALSO CONSIDERED YOUR PROPOSAL REGARDING REFERENCE TO THE
SECRETARY OF STATE IN YOUR EXISTING PENSIONS LEGISLATION (WILLIS'
LETTER OF 14 JANUARY TO NEWBY, ODA).
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LEGAL ADVISERS NOTE THAT UNDER THE MAIN PENSIONS ORDINANCE (CAP 89), THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS POWERS IN RELATION TO THE AMENDING OF REGULATIONS (THESE ARE PARTICULARLY RELEVANT AS REGARDS QUOTE OTHER PUBLIC SERVICE UNQUOTE) AND WITH REGARD TO RETIRED OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT RESIDENT IN HONG KONG (CAP 89, SECTIONS 13(3) AND 15(1)). THEY ALSO NOTE THAT THERE ARE NO
COMPARABLE PROVISIONS IN YOUR PRESENT BILL.
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WE AND LEGAL ADVISERS TAKE THE POINT THAT YOU PROPOSE TO MIT SUCH PROVISIONS AS PART OF YOUR QUOTE LOCALISATION UNQUOTE
OF YOUR PRESENT LAWS. AS WILLIS' LETTER TO NEWBY OF LU OCTOBER
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