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From: Michael Colvin, M.P.

19 SEP 1991

HOUSE OF COMMONS

LONDON SWIA OAA

Rt Hon The Earl of Caithness

The Minister of State

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Whitehall

London SW1A 2AH

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18 September 1991

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When I was in Hong Kong earlier in the year with Richard Luce, we had the opportunity to meet representatives of the Assocition of Expatriate Civil Servants of Hong Kong, and discussed with them some of their main concerns.

Needless to say, pensions featured high on their agenda, and since our visit, we have seen continuing fluctuations in the value of the Hong Kong dollar against Sterling, and as a result, a fall in the value of pensions paid to retired officers in the UK.

I have now received from Peter Leeds, the Chairman of the Pen- sionable Service Committee of AECS a letter, a copy of which I attach, and on which I would welcome your comments.

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