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keeping with the terms of the Joint Declaration
Police Force, the overall objective
As regards the
is that the force should be
is
about
for
predominantly local by the year 2000 The present ratio of overseas
to local officers, in the inspectorate rank and above,
70:30 and steps are being taken to identify local officers
promotion and to provide training to develop their potential.
New Pension Scheme
32.
Civil Service Staff Associations
Kong Civil
the civil service.
During the year extensive consultations were held with Hong
on а new pension scheme for
Having regard to the fact that the future
government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will
1
be
responsible for pensions after 1997, details of the scheme were also
discussed with the Chinese Government.
33.
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
retirement age of 55); an adjustment in the earning factor; a
deferred pension benefit which will be payable at normal retirement
age to officers who resign after completing 10 years or more
qualifying service (at present no benefits are payable to those
leaving the service before normal retirement age); and an increase
the amount of pension which may be commuted as a lump sum, from
25% to 50% In addition, the Hong Kong Government proposes to make
pensions a right rather than a privilege.
in
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a draft
Consultation with staff has also begun on
compensation scheme which, amongst other things, will enable
pensionable Overseas officers who are required to retire, or who are
superseded for promotion to make way for local
compensated for loss of career.
officers,
to be
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