TNAG-2096-FCO40-2985-HM-Overseas-Civil-Service-(HMOCS)-general-correspondence-1990 — Page 54

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DATE TABLED:

8/5/90

WHITE O.P. DATE

15/5/90

SERIAL NO:

2150

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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

HOUSE OF COMMONS: FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

HEAD OF

Please submit:

HKD

a draft answer and background

to Parliamentary Relations Unit before

FOR

QUESTION

PRIORITY

1 MAY 1990

NOON 14/5/90

WRITTEN ANSWER ON 15/5/90

MR IVOR STANBROOK [ORPINGTON] [C]

To ask the Secretary of State:

if he will make a statement about the current position of present and retired expatriate members of HM's Overseas Civil Service in Hong Kong and their eligibility for pensions based on the & sterling equivalent at the time of retirement, in view of the recent fluctuations in the £ sterling equivalent of the Hong Kong dollar.

TO PS/

MR. MAUDE

(Minister)

for approval by

NOON 15 MAY 1990

PQs

Reply

Copy to:

Private Secretary

PS/

(Minister)

Parliamentary Clerk

FOR ANSWER BY

MR. MAUDE

ANSWER

(Minister)

All pensionable civil servants employed by the

Hong Kong Government receive their pensions in

Hong Kong dollars. There are no plans to change

this arrangement. The Hong Kong dollar is linked

to the US dollar.

Authorised

ARPanc

(Head of Dept)