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II.
OPTIONS WITHOUT HMG FUNDING
1.
No governmental arrangements for HMOCS officers.
2. Officers wishing to obtain some protection for their pensions buy short-term private-sector political risk insurance and/or exchange-rate hedging (at own risk).
3.
HMG legislate (Act of Parliament or Order in Council) to over-ride Hong Kong's pensions legislation and Legislative Council control of finances and to instruct HKG to pay over funds to HMG in respect of HMOCS compensation and pensions.
Hong Kong Department 17 July 1992.
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