DRAFT LETTER FROM PS/NO 10
Peter H Wong Esq
President
Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants' Association 8 Wylie Road
King's Park
Kowloon
Hong Kong
Thank you for your letter of 23 October 1992 to the
Prime Minister.
The Joint Declaration and the Basic Law contain
assurances that the government of the Special Administrative Region will continue to pay all pensions, gratuities, allowances and benefits to public servants on terms no less favourable than before. Also, as you will know, Hong Kong pension legislation provides that pensions
are a statutory right. They are also a statutory charge on
the general revenue. In addition the Pensions Modification Bill will be introduced into the Legislative Council shortly, proposing that annual pension increases in
accordance with inflation should also be made a statutory
right.
We are aware that despite these assurances, some civil servants are concerned about the security of their
pensions. This is a matter for the Hong Kong Government who have been considering the feasibility of a number of proposals designed to provide an additional safeguard. Hong Kong Government have discussed these proposals with
staff unions and associations and have not yet taken any
final decision.
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