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However, the actual number of children for whom overseas education allowances and school passages are currently being paid works out at an average of 1.09 children per claimant officer. I would add for good measure, in order to demonstrate that Dr Ip's example of a D1 officer with four children being educated overseas is a little unrealistic, that there are no officers, local or overseas, of any rank, claiming overseas education allowances for 4 dependent children. fact, 80% of the 2,060 officers (1,650 locals and 410 expatriates) claiming overseas education allowance claim for one child only, 19% claim for two children and 1% claim for three.

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