TNAG-1828-FCO40-2596-Hong-Kong-legal-practitioners-and-judiciary-Jury-(Amendment-1988 — Page 80

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FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR PAUL, HKD, FROM GOVERNOR

MIPT: MR JUSTICE BARKER

1. FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF MY LETTER TO MR JUSTICE BARKER:

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OF TO

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LETTER OF 10 MARCH TELLING ME OF YOUR WISH TO RESIGN AT THE END OF YOUR CURRENT TOUR.

I ACCEPT YOUR RESIGNATION WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1989, OR SUCH LATER DATE AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR CONSIDERATION OF AN APPLICATION BY YOU TO TRANSFER TO PENSIONABLE TERMS UNDER THE NEW PENSION ARRANGEMENTS WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO BE BROUGHT INTO EFFECT THIS YEAR.

I ALSO AGREE THAT THE TERMS SET OUT IN THE SCHEDULE TO YOUR LETTER WILL APPLY, SUBJECT TO THE FIGURES BEING VERIFIED IN DUE COURSE AND TO IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR YOU TO APPLY FORMALLY TO TRANSFER TO THE NEW PENSION SCHEME AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES TO BE LAID DOWN UNDER THE

SCHEME.

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WILSON

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MR GILLMORE

MR MCLAREN

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