figures, but, in case they do result in your wishing to provide for recalculations for officers who remain in the service, I have set out an alternative paragraph 11
in an annex to this fax.
I have adapted this from the
§ 12 Transferred officers: Kenya precedent. The officer concerned may well have received compensation under paragraph 10 (it would not necessarily have been known that he intended to apply for a Home appointment on the appointed day or a later day taken for calculation and, therefore, paragraph 10(1)(b) would not have bitten). Provision for repayment is, therefore,
necessary.
§ 13(4) Payment of compensation: Do you agree with the passage in bold type ?
£ 14 Interest: This follows the Kenya precedent, adding death to retirement. However, since the Scheme will be administered in the UK and not in the territory concerned, I have excluded (in subparagraph (3)) the payment of additional interest for late payment of an instalment if it is not the fault of ODA. Please note the passage in bold type.
I am not sure about the "plus" amount in subparagraph (2). Do we not want to make the payments as soon as possible, not wait until the next anniversary until we pay a very minor sum, and is there any justification for paying that sum at all ?
$21 General: This is new.
new. I have added it to indicate to
officers various important matters that are necessary to a
Alternatively, these memorandum when the draft
full understanding of the Scheme. points could be made in a covering Scheme is discussed with Hong Kong. These points will not appear in the Scheme when it is made, but will be part of the necessary legislation or, in the case of subparagraph (2), be given cffect in the law of Hong Kong.