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CONFIDENCE
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6.
It is
intended
for
to fix as the base
calculating payments the salary as at 1 January 1992 of the
rank point in which the officer is serving on 30 June 1997
converted into sterling at the average exchange rate for
the derived base value could be adjusted
account of the movement of the UK retail
1991.
However
annually to take price index.
7.
It is
misapprehension
important that there should be no
that the arrangements to be made for HMOCS officers will in anyway affect the duty of those officers
to give their full loyalty to the HKG up to 30 June 1997 and to the government of the Hong Kong SAR thereafter.
8.
We are ensuring that this statement is given a wide distribution to those officers who have an interest in
it. We should be grateful to receive any written comments
on the
proposal outlined above by 24 April. We then
envisage that a small team of officials should visit
Hong Kong in the week beginning 4 May in order to discuss points arising with representatives of the Association of
members of HMOCS in Hong Kong.
Thereafter we hope to announce decisions
details of the scheme early in
on
the
June.
IN CONFIDENCE