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STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE:HMOCS
1. On 7 April 1992, a statement was issued on behalf of Her Majesty's Government (HMG) in opening consultations with HMOCS representatives in Hong Kong. This statement included, inter alia, for consultation a proposal for an outline of a scheme
providing compensation and incentive payments to HMOCS
officers.
2. No final decisions have been taken on the operation of any such compensation and incentive scheme. HMG does, however, need to be in a position to quantify accurately, and as soon as possible, the likely financial costs involved in any such
scheme. HMG has therefore decided that certain cut-off dates,
as set out below, should be imposed in respect of officers
transferring from contract to pensionable terms and applying
for HMOCS status. These cut-off dates take into account the
need for officers to have a reasonable period of time in which
to take decisions.
Deadline for application for membership of HMOCS
3.
Overseas officers who were appointed to the service of the Hong Kong Government (HKG) on agreement terms on or before
28 March 1985 had until 30 June 1992 to apply to transfer to pensionable terms. If their applications were accepted by HKG, and if the officer satisfied conditions relating to
recruitment, they became eligible to apply for HMOCS status.
As no further applications for transfer to pensionable terms will be considered by HKG, it is appropriate to set a closing
date for submission of applications from officers in the service of Hong Kong for membership of HMOCs. The closing
date will be 28 February 1993. All officers, whether or not
they have been informed of the result of their application to
HKG to transfer to pensionable terms, should apply before that
date.
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