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From The Minister of State
The Hon Francis Maude MP
Mrs Edvina Currie MP
House of Commons
London
SW1A OAA
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
London SW1A 2AH
4 June 1990
HISS.
Dear Mrs Currie,
Joar
Thank you for your letter of 6 May enclosing one from
Mr A D McInnes, President of the Association of Expatriate
Civil Servants of Hong Kong about various matters of concern to
members of his Association. I shall deal with these points in
turn.
First, the security of pensions after 1997. The Joint Declaration and the Basic Law for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) both contain very clear assurances about the continued payment of pensions after 1997. They state
that the Hong Kong SAR Government will pay pensions on terms no
less favourable than before, and irrespective of the
nationality or place of residence of the persons concerned. The Joint Declaration is a binding international agreement and
its provisions should not be dismissed lightly.
Secondly, Mr McInnes expresses concern about the Supplementary
Pension for Overseas Service (POS). I know that the