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CONTRIBUTION TO HONG KONG HMOCS PAPER:
ELEMENTS OF A PACKAGE
(A) COMPENSATION
Replace paragraphs 8 and 9 with:
In 1988 Ministers
accepted
in principle the reasons for a
compensation scheme for HMOCS members in Hong Kong funded by HMG,
though no commitment was given as to how these costs should be
met. Officials have since been looking, in consultation with the
HKG, at the permutations of what a scheme might cover, .but no
agreement has yet been reached on details or likely costings. An
FCO estimate of £10m to £20m at the time of the 1988 Ministerial
3 exchanges has since been revised up to £20 to £40m, but this can
only be an indicative guide. Details are given in Annex C. (T The
Treasury will need to be satisfied that any proposal minimises the
potential cost implications.
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old
pavai 9.
1985
package?
The Governor has pressed for an early and separate announcement of
a compensation scheme in line with the 1988 Ministerial agreement,
when compensation was looked at in isolation and not as part of a
package. The scheme proposed was more modest than a traditional
compensation scheme as its key objective was
encourage HMOCS
officers to
stay on through the 1997 changeover.
with traditional
compensation
schemes,
to
designed
It was not, as
not
to compensate
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HMOCS for loss of career as the Joint Declaration guarantees that