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situation HMOCS members in Hong Kong now find themselves in.
In the second last paragraph he raises the question of loss
of HMOCS membership post 1997 and hence, he assumes, the
loss of any right to compensation or pension protection.
This is a difficult question: we have said in Mr Maude's
letter of 4 April to Mr Bottomley, that HMOCS members who
serve after 1997 could be not regarded as members of HMOCS.
This does not however mean that former HMOCS members will
lose all their rights and privileges. But we have not resolved, as a matter of policy, whether, for example,
pensions earned by such persons after 1997 would attract the
Supplementary Pension for Overseas Service. I attach a
think piece on this from Mr Fifoot, Legal Adviser.
5.
In the circumstances, and since Mr Bottomley's office
are not expecting a full reply, I recommend that the reply
should be simple.
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M V Stone
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