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Ms E L Williams
Hong Kong Department
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
London
Dear Emma,
GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT
LOWER ALBERT ROAD
HONG KONG
P.a. pls Pcs general Qw 1418
29 July 1992
55
Pis
And
BY FAX
Sheona Duff,
Overseas Pensions Dept, ODA (E. Kilbride)
We spoke. Grateful for any
information on X you
'Porting of earned pensions can get hold of?
for UK Civil Servants
Government will issue
a
Protection
Emma Williams
Емма
WH 303
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HKD, FCO
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on paper Compulsory Retirement
Scheme for public consultation shortly.
proposal requires a mandatory minimum contribution Of 10% monthly salary (up to $1,500) of all full time employees in Hong Kong towards Retirement Protection Scheme. The employer must contribute at least 5% of
The "vested" the salary of the employee. benefits under the Scheme will be transferrable when the employees change jobs. I am presently looking at the Civil Service implications of the proposed scheme.
As
Incidentally, I learnt that UK Civil Servants may 'port' their earned pension todate if they change jobs. you may be aware, we have no such provision in Hong Kong but may
have to consider whether a change is warranted in Compulsory Retirement Protection Scheme the community at large. I should be grateful if you would let me have more details on the 'porting' óf
the light of proposed for
earned pensions for UK Civil Servants, namely, when this is implemented, the rationale, the 'porting' arrangements and relevant legislation.
Thank you very much for your kind assistance.
Yours ever,
(Miss Christina Tsang)
for Secretary for the Civil Service
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