ONFIDENTIAL
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O IMMEDIATE FCO
ELNO 202
HKA 233 /1
)F 090958Z FEBRUARY $3
OFS!
LYFL 1993
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YOUR TELNO 95: HMOCS: ARRANGEMENTS FOR OFFICERS TRANSFERRING FROM CONTRACT TO PENSIONABLE SERVICE AND TO HMOCS STATUS.
1. WE HAVE RECEIVED A SUBMISSION FROM THE HMOCS ASSOCIATION ASKING THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUSPEND THE DEADLINE FOR BUYING BACK PENSIONABLE SERVICE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY HONG KONG HMOCS COMPENSATION SCHEME. A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION IS BEING FAXED TO WHITNEY (HKD) SEPARATELY.
2. OUR ASSESSMENT IS THAT THE ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN PRESSED TO MAKE THIS REPRESENTATION BY THOSE HMOCS OFFICERS WHO STILL HAVE AN OPTION TO BUY BACK PAST SERVICE AND WHO WOULD NATURALLY WISH TO KNOW THE FULL DETAILS OF THE COMPENSATION SCHEME BEFORE MAKING SUCH DECISIONS. ADDITIONALLY ALL MEMBERS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY FRUSTRATED BY THE CONTINUED DELAY IN ANNOUNCING A PACKAGE FOR CONSULTATION. IF THE PACKAGE IS NOT ANNOUNCED SHORTLY WE CAN EXPECT STRIDENT DEMANDS FOR SUSPENSION OF THIS DEADLINE.
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.HER MAJESTY'S OVERSEAS
DISTRIBUTION
42
OVERSEA PENSIONS/ODA//MR FISH PS
.CIVIL SERVICE RESTRICTED
HKD
LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS
FED
NEWS D
RAD//MR WYE
RMD
PS/MR GOODLAD
PS/PUS
SIR J COLES
MR HUM
MR KERBY
MR MUIR
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