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INFLATION ELEMENT FOR HONG KONG DEFENCE CONTRIBUTION

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The amount of the contribution to be paid annually will be adjusted to allow for changes in costs from the base date according to the following formula.

2.

components :

The cost of the garrison will be split into the following

Pay and allowances (excluding LOA) of UK-based service and civilian personnel;

Pay and allowances (other than LCA) of Gurkha personnel;

Pay of locally engaged personnel and civilians;

Local overseas and foreign service allowances (LOA and FSA) for (i);

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

(vi)

Equipment, stores, supplies, etc bought from UK;

(vii)

Equipment, stores, supplies, etc bought elsewhere;

(viii)

Capital works and maintenance;

(ix)

Local overseas and foreign service allowances for (ii);

3.

Hirings.

The changes in costs of the above components will be

measured in the following ways:-

(a)

(b)

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Movements in the basic rates promulgated for (i) wherever they may be serving;

movements in the basic rates of (ii);

for (iii), movements in the six-monthly wage rates index in Hong Kong;

(a) for (iv), changes in promulgated rates assessed in accordance

with the service-wide practice for LOA and with the Civil Service practice for FSA;

(e)

for (v), changes in rates as promulgated;

(f)

for (vi), movements in the monthly index of wholesale out- put prices of manufactured goods in the UK;

(g)

for (vii), movements in the monthly consumer price index (B) in Hong Kong;

(h)

for (viii), movements in the monthly building cost index compiled by PWD, Hong Kong; and

(j)

for (ix), movements in the annual index of rents of medium and large flats in Hong Kong.

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