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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1988

SERVING OFFICERS MIGHT APPLY TO TRANSFER TO THE NEW REMAIN ON THE EXISTING SCHEME AS THEY PREFERRED.

PENSION

"THE BILL IS LARGELY MODELLED ON THE ORDINANCE WHICH GOVERNS THE NEW CIVIL SERVICE PENSION SCHEME.

OF INDEPENDENCE

SCHEME OR

BENEFITS

GIVE

THE JUDICIARY, "BUT IN ORDER TO REFLECT THE SEPARATE LEGISLATION IS PROPOSED AND CLAUSES 1 TO 38 OF THE BILL EFFECT TO THE NEW SCHEME," SIR DAVID SAID.

THE

ΤΟ WHO

ALSO MADE EXTEND CAME UNDER

THE

REMAINING CLAUSES 39 TO 57 OF THE BILL

NUMBER OF ORDINANCES CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO A APPLICATION OF THESE ORDINANCES TO JUDICIAL OFFICERS THE NEW PENSION SCHEME.

THESE WERE TO ENSURE THAT DOUBLE UNDER THE EXISTING AND NEW PENSION SCHEMES PERIOD OF SERVICE, SIR DAVID SAID.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

BENEFITS WERE NOT PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF THE SAME

IMPROVED PROCEDURES ON PENSION APPEALS PROPOSED

APPEALS

BY

CANCEL OR

A BILL PROPOSING IMPROVED PROCEDURES IN RESPECT OF

REDUCE, PUBLIC OFFICERS RELATING TO DECISIONS TO SUSPEND, NOT TO GRANT PENSION BENEFITS WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

(REFUSAL TO 1988, THE CHIEF AROSE FROM A

MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE PENSION BENEFITS GRANT, SUSPENSION, REDUCTION AND CANCELLATION) BILL SECRETARY, THE HON SIR DAVID FORD, SAID THE PROPOSALS REQUEST FROM STAFF.

A

OF

RIGHT, HE

THEY WERE ALSO IN KEEPING WITH THE PRINCIPLE THAT PUBLIC OFFICERS WERE ENTITLED TO THEIR PENSIONS AS

MATTER

SAID.

SIR DAVID SAID THAT UNDER THE PROPOSED NEW ARRANGEMENTS, THE

INTENTION OFFICER CONCERNED WOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THE

TO

ΤΟ REFUSE AND GRANT, CANCEL, SUSPEND OR REDUCE HIS PENSION BENEFITS,

GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT REPRESENTATIONS.

TAKEN "THESE REPRESENTATIONS WILL BE DECISION IS MADE.

INTO ACCOUNT BEFORE A

"ANY OFFICER AGGRIEVED BY SUCH GOVERNOR, HE SAID.

A

DECISION MAY

PETITION

THE

/STR DAVID