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12.
Funding of the dependant pension schemes will
have to be considered in conjunction with the question
of funding service pensions.
A comprehensive review of
dependant pension benefits is being undertaken, and the voluntary membership under the two dependant
Detailed actuarial.
option
pensions
assessment
of
schemes actively pursued.
underway.
by the UK Government Actuary's Department is
III.COMPENSATION FOR MEMBERS OF HMOCS
13.
Staff,
in
officers,
have
of compensation
particular
expatriate
police
been pressing for an early announcement
arrangements for members of HMOCS upon As indicated
the
change
of sovereignty
in 1997.
clearly in previous statements by British Ministers it
is HMG's
Kong HMOCS.
intentions to safeguard the position of Hong
FCO is fully alive to the staff concern
and is giving the issue active consideration.
IV. PAY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
14.
Subsequent to HMG's announcement of the right
of abode
representing
scheme,
of leaders
staff associations
the junior
ranks
predicted
that civil
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