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observance of these conditions by securing their embodiment in a formal agreement, to be entered into between Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of the territory. The agreement will also provide the continuing payment of pensions already awarded to officers and their dependents.
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Paragraph 8 gives as the reason for drawing up a list of the officers concerned, to be given the new corporate title and be known as HMOCS, as "In order that from now on all concerned may be clearly aware of their rights and obligations".
4. Paragraph 10 and Paragraph 11 are also relevant:
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"Her Majesty's Government hope that this evidence of their real concern for the present officers of the Colonial Service and of their determination to safeguard the interests of those officers will allay the doubts and anxieties which are now apparent in some quarters."
"Her Majesty's Government also hope that the establishment of this new form of service will ensure that qualified men and women may be attracted to come forward in future, as in the past in a spirit of confidence, enthusiasm and partnership
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The White Paper of 1960 (Command 1193) on service with overseas governments. This stated (paragraph 4) that "HM Overseas Civil Service will continue in being and the undertakings given to its members in Colonial 306 will continue to be fully observed." But it noted the problem caused by the fact that these undertakings did not take effect until the moment of self-government, whereas officers were "beset by uncertainty" long beforehand: "until reassurance is given him on the shape of his future, he must live through a period of extreme doubt about the years ahead." "This period is thus one in which HM Government conceives itself to have a particular responsiblity in helping to ease the difficult human and political stresses which appear on both sides." In particular, there was a need for "inducement to troubled officers to continue to serve so. long as their services are needed" and to offer assistance to.. territories who wished to retain the service of expatriate officers.
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Para 9 of the White Paper set out new arrangements for agreements between HMG and employing governments, whereby HMG would pay part of the officer's emoluments, pension, children's education, leave passages and compensation packages. However, Hong Kong was one of the territories excepted from these arrangments ("HM Government are therefore prepared to enter forthwith into an agreement with each of these territories with the exception, at least for the present, of the Bahamas, Bermuda, Brunei and Hong Kong, where for a number of reasons, this form of help is not regarded as appropriate.")
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