TNAG-2397-FCO40-3484-Hong-Kong-Civil-Service-policy-1992 — Page 34

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FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 2704

OF 160456Z NOVEMBER 92

AND TO PRIORITY HKGO LONDON

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YRTELNO 1575: LOCAL PENSION SAFEGUARDS: VISIT TO LONDON BY THE HONG KONG CHINESE CIVIL SERVANTS ASSOCIATION (HKCCSA)

1. THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO SEE THE HKCCSA DELEGATION. WE UNDERSTAND THAT MORRIS AND WHITNEY (HKD) WILL MEET THEM AND USE THE LINE IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF OUR TELNO 2623.

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2. THE HKCCSA DELEGATION ALSO VISITED THE HONG KONG AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE, PEKING DURING OCTOBER TO MAKE SIMILAR REPRESENTATIONS ON PENSION SAFEGUARDS. THEY WERE RECEIVED BY THE DIRECTOR, LU PING. IN VIEW OF THIS AND BECAUSE OF LOCAL SENSITIVITIES ABOUT PENSION SAFEGUARDS GENERALLY, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO ALSO SEE THE MINISTER OF STATE, HOWEVER BRIEFLY? WE APPRECIATE THAT THIS COMES AT AN INOPPORTUNE MOMENT, BTU SUCH AN AUDIENCE WOULD ENABLE THE HKCCSA REPRESENTATIVES TO TELL THEIR MEMBERS THAT CONCERNS ABOUT PENSION SAFEGUARDS HAD BEEN REFLECTED TO HMG AT A SENIOR LEVEL.

3. THE HKCCSA DELEGATION WILL BE STAYING IN UK UNTIL 19 NOVEMBER. THE LONDON OFFICE IS ASKED BY COPY OF THIS TELEGRAM TO ASSIST WITH ARRANGING ANY MEETINGS AS NECESSARY.

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