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MIPT: HMOCS ASSOCIATIONS: LETTER FROM LORD CAITHNESS.
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I AM WRITING TO INFORM YOU THAT HMG, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ESTABLISHED HISTORICAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL OBLIGATIONS, HAVE DECIDED TO INTRODUCE AND FUND A COMPENSATION SCHEME FOR MEMBERS OF HMOCS SERVING IN HONG KONG WHEN THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S AUTHORITY OVER THEM CEASES IN 1997 UPON THE CHANGE OF SOVEREIGNTY.
2. THE MINISTER OF STATE WITH SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR HONG KONG HAS WRITTEN TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ASSOCIATION OF HMOCS OFFICERS IN HONG KONG, STATING THAT HMG HAS FORMULATED A PROPOSAL FOR A SCHEME PROVIDING ELEMENTS OF INCENTIVE AND COMPENSATION AND THAT HMG LOOKS FORWARD TO OPENING CONSULTATION WITH THE ASSOCIATION BEFORE EASTER 1992.
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