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CONFIDENTIAL

MR RENTON'S VISIT TO HONG KONG (27-31 OCTOBER 1985)

12. HER MAJESTY'S OVERSEAS CIVIL SERVICE (HMOCS)

Points to Make to Hong Kong Government Officials

DEFENSIVE

1.

The Hong Kong agreement provides that when the Special Adminstrative Region is established, public servants previously employed in Hong Kong may remain in

and employment with pay

no less

favourable than before.

conditions of

service

Pensions will also be paid on

terms no less favourable than before, irrespective of the recipients' nationality or place of residence.

2.

The se are important assurances.

however that some members of HMOCS

HMG

recognise

and

s ome

other

may be

affected

by

the

pensionable

officers Overseas

terms of the agreement.

It

i s HMG's aim to achieve

suitable compensation arrangements

for them and we shall

be discussing the issue involved with the Hong Kong

Government.

3.

to 1997, too early to

timing of the various

(If pressed) With 12 years

take a final view on nature and

arrangements that will need to be made for HMOCS members in Hong Kong. (If necessary) The possibility of sterling safeguards for pensions earned under HMOCS up to 1997 is one of the issues that will need to be discussed with the

Hong Kong Government.

CONFIDENTIAL