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FCS/88/205

CHANCELLOR OF THE EICHEQUER

Hong Kong: General Compensation Scheme

1. I mentioned to you on 9 November that I would be writing to you on this subject. In March 1985 OD(K) considered a number of aspects of the treatment of members of Her Majesty's Overseas Civil Service (HMOCS) in Hong Kong, in the light of the constitutional change in prospect. It was agreed that we should aim for

arrangements whereby these officers would be eligible for compensation from local revenue. In my minute of 2 May 1985 I agreed that if HMG had at the end of the day to accept these commitments the vote responsibility would naturally fall to the FC¤/ODA. For the reasons set out

in this minuta I believe ve now need to consider further

what compensation should be offered to these officers;

how this should be financed; and when a decision should

be taken and announced.

THE SCALE OF THE PROBLEM

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2. There are likely to be 300-400 members of HMOCS in

Hong Kong working in Hong Kong in 1997 for whom the

question of compensation arises. The majority of these

are in the Royal Hong Kong Police.

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