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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1987
MR FORD ALSO DESCRIBED
AS
"NOT
ACCEPTABLE" SUGGESTION THAT COMMUTED OFFICER ELIGIBLE FOR A DEFERRED PENSION SHOULD BE PAID THEIR PENSION BENEFITS IMMEDIATELY.
WE "SUCH A MEASURE,
STABILITY
BELIEVE, WOULD NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE
HE ADDED. AND CONTINUITY OF THE CIVIL SERVICE,
H
IMPROVEMENTS TO
HAD THE SCHEME
HE ALSO SAID WHILE STAFF REQUESTS FOR FURTHER THE NEW PENSION SCHEME WERE UNDERSTANDABLE, BEEN MODIFIED SUBSTANTIALLY TO MEET THEIR POINTS.
ALREADY
GENEROUS ONE IN "THE PRESENT PACKAGE IS A REASONABLE, EVEN A
THIS POINT, IT IS ENTIRELY SOME EYES. WHAT IS MORE, I SHOULD STRESS
CIVIL SERVANT HAS TO OPTIONAL AND NO SERVING
TRANSFER TO THE NEW PENSION SCHEME IF HE DOES NOT WISH TO DO SO."
MORE VIEWS FROM STAFF SIDE ON PENSION BILL
ALTHOUGH
SATISFACTION
CIVIL SERVANTS NEW
HAVE
+
EXPRESSED
GENERAL AND
MOST
THE WITH
PENSION SCHEME FURTHER COMMENTS
F UNIONS SINCE THE FIRST DEMANDS HAVE BEEN MADE BY SOME CIVIL SERVANTS READING OF THE PENSION BENEFITS BILL 1987, THE HON TAM YIU-CHUNG TODAY (WEDNESDAY}
SAID
THE LEGISLATIVE SPEAKING AT THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE BILL IN
THE STAFF UNIONS FELT THAT TAM COUNCIL, MR
SAID, AMONG OTHERS,
OFFICER APPOINTED BY THE A GOVERNMENT CLAUSE 29, WHICH EMPOWERED
CONVICTION OF A GOVERNOR TO CANCEL, SUSPEND OR REDUCE A PENSION
APPLIED ΤΟ
HAD ALREADY PUBLIC OFFICER, SHOULD NOT RESIGNED FROM THE SERVICE.
BE
ON THOSE
WHO
CORRUPTION OFFENCES, OFFICERS
THEY ALSO FELT THAT APART FROM CONVICTED OF OTHER OFFENCES SHOULD NOT BE PENALISED TWICE OVER.
UP
MR TAM SAID THE STAFF UNIONS
OF THE INCONSISTENCY IN THE COMPUTATION
SHOULD BE EXEMPTED FROM THE JUNIOR OFFICERS
FERMISSION OF THE GOVERNOR BEFORE PENSIONER MUST OBTAIN THE PRIOR
IN HONG KONG WITHIN TWO TAKING
EMPLOYMENT
AFTER HIS
RETIREMENT.
ALSO THOUGHT
THERE
AND PENSION FACTOR
REQUIREMENT
WAS THAT THAT A
YEARS
HE ALSO