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INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM PAUL, HKD
PRIORITY
OUR TELNO 114: GENERAL COMPENSATION SCHEME
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I owe you and others an account of where, at an interdepartmental level in Whitehall, matters now stand on this subject. As you know, since our last exchange of telegrams, we have held a series of detailed discussions with the ODA and the Treasury, and had a useful session with you at the end of your annual leave in August. As a result of these discussions, we have refined our thinking further. In the meantime, the particular concerns of HMOCS officers, both those serving in Hong Kong and those who have retired, have moved into sharper
focus.
2. After considering a number of possible options for compensation arrangements, we have concluded that the most appropriate approach, given the special circumstances of Hong Kong, remains the sort of compensation/incentive scheme which Ministers approved in 1988. However, in view of the increasing
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