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Hong Kong Department
DATE: 5 February 1988
CC: Mr Power, Pensions Dept,
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IN DEGIST
9FEB 1980
HONG KONG: RESPONSE TO THE OVERSEAS SERVICE PENSIONERS
(OSPA)
Problem
ASSOCIATION
1. When Lord Glenarthur received a delegation from OSPA headed by
Lord Grey on 3 November 1987, he said he would send in due course
written comments on the various points they raised. Lord Glenarthur
left a memorandum with Lord Glenarthur. OSPA's chairman, Mr
Pusinelli, subsequently sent Hong Kong Department a further paper setting out OSPA's views in more detail.
Recommendation
2. I recommend that Lord Glenarthur write to OSPA on the lines of
the attached draft. ODA (Pensions Department) concur with the draft, which has been prepared in consultation with the Hong Kong
Government.
3.
OSPA make two basic demands:
(a)
(b)
that HMG should take early action to stabilise and secure the
sterling value of the basic pension (payable by the Hong Kong
Government). OSPA argue that sterling guarantees are the
responsibility of HMG, rather than the Hong Kong Government.
that HMG should establish a firm sterling base value for those
pensions on which all future calculations of the British Supplementary Pension for Overseas Service (SPOS) are made.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.