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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