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As regards the

keeping with the terms of the Joint Declaration

Police Force, the overall objective is that the force should be

predominantly local by the year 2000. The present ratio of overseas

to local officers, in the inspectorate rank and above, is about

70:30 and steps are being taken to identify local officers

for

promotion and to provide training to develop their potential. <Pa <elis)

etria

New Pension Scheme

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During the year extensive consultations

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ロ

Kong Civil

the

were held with Hong

be

Service Staff Associations on a new pension scheme for

civil service. Having regard to the fact that the future government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will responsible for pensions after 1997, details of the scheme were also

discussed with the Chinese Government.

<Palelio>

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The main elements of the new scheme include: the extension of

the normal retirement age from 55 to 60 (serving officers who opt

for the scheme may

nevertheless, retain their existing normal

the earning

retirement

of 55); an age

in adjustment deferred pension benefit which will be payable

age

to

factor;

a

at normal retirement

more

officers who resign after completing 10

or years

qualifying service (at present no benefits are payable to those

leaving the service before normal retirement age); and an increase

in the amount of pension which may be commuted as

from a lump sum,

25% to 50% In addition, the Hong Kong Government proposes to make

pensions a right rather than a privilege. LP Lelio)

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compensation

Consultation with

scheme

which,

staff has also begun on a draft

amongst other things, will enable

officers,

to

be

pensionable overseas officers who are required to retire, or who are

for superseded

compensated for loss of career.

promotion to

make way for local

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