TNAG-2101-FCO40-2990-HM-Overseas-Civil-Service-(HMOCS)-policy-matters-1990 — Page 89

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FINAL

CONFIDENTIAL

Train

18

Mr Hyland (!), Please copy M. ffort for

comments

Gr 27/11

RECORD OF A MEETING ON HER MAJESTY'S OVERSEAS CIVIL SERVICE

(HMOCS) PENSIONS AND STERLING SAFEGUARDS, AT 1430 ON

THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER

Present:

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FCO

Mr Paul

Mr Stone

Miss Coglin

Mr Fifoot

Mr Shipley, HKG

A:

PRINCIPLES

1.

ODA

TREASURY

Mr Kerby

Mr Fish

Mr Rew

Mr Rayson

Mr Renson

Mr Stone

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Migs Coglin

This draft will

need to be cleared with Mic Fifoor

Mr Shipley explained that Her Majesty's Government's

(HMG) obligations regarding matters of HMOCS were set out in

two White Papers, Colonial 306 and Command 1193. In

Colonial 306, HMG had acknowledged its special obligations to members of HMOCS the remaining real obligations were

compensation and pensions. Command 1193 had embroidered on this principle. The two papers had formed the framework for arrangements in other Colonies going to independence and although Hong Kong's circumstances were slightly different, the considerations were identical. the political reality was that it was impossible for HKG to treat members of HMOCS

differently from local officers. It was HMG, not HKG that

made this distinction in the Hong Kong Civil Service. HKG viewed all officers as the same. Any special obligations to

members of HMOCS should fall to HMG.

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LHowever,

2. Mr Fish said that the main difference between Hong Kong

and other DTS was that Hong Kong had a fluctuating exchange

rate whereas in other cases, the currency had been tied to

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