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AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNOS 14 AND 15: HMOCS: BRIEFING THE CHINESE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR REDRAFT IN SECOND TUR. WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH UKREP JLG, AND THE FOLLOWING INCORPORATES THEIR COMMENTS.
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WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUGGESTION ON HOW TO DESCRIBE THE PAYMENTS (PARA 3 OF TUR) AND PROPOSE THE FOLLOWING REVISED WORDING FOR PARAGRAPH 7 OF THE DRAFT:
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THE EXACT FORMAT OF PREVIOUS COMPENSATION SCHEMES VARIED FROM TERRITORY TO TERRITORY TAKING ACCOUNT OF LOCAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND, IN MANY CASES, THE NEED TO ASSIST IN THE RETENTION OF FORMER HMOCS OFFICERS BY THE SUCCESSOR GOVERNMENT. IN THE CASE OF HONG KONG, WE WISH TO AVOID ENCOURAGING EARLY RETIREMENTS AMONG HMOCS OFFICERS WHICH MIGHT BE DISRUPTIVE FOR HONG KONG AT THE TIME OF TRANSITION. HMG THEREFORE INTEND THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PAST PRACTICE AND HONG KONG'S PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES, PAYMENTS UNDER THE COMPENSATION SCHEME WILL BE PHASED IN A WAY WHICH PROVIDE AN INDUCEMENT TO STAY. IN PRACTICAL TERMS, AND SUBJECT TO CONSULTATION WITH HMOCS OFFICERS CONCERNED, THIS MIGHT INVOLVE A MAXIMUM ENTITLEMENT OF ABOUT ONE AND A HALF TIMES THE ANNUAL SALARY FOR A TYPICAL OFFICER IN 1997. A PART OF THIS WOULD BE PAYABLE IN 1997 AT THE TIME WHEN THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S AUTHORITY IS REMOVED. THE REMAINING PART WOULD BE PAID AT A LATER STAGE, AND ONLY ON CONDITION THAT THE OFFICERS CONCERNED WERE CONTINUING IN THE SERVICE OF THE HK SARG. ALL DETAILS WILL BE WORKED OUT WELL BEFORE 1997 AND COMPENSATION WILL BE PAID BY HMG DIRECT.
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HMOCS
WE WOULD PREFER TO AVOID THE USE OF NEW TERMS SUCH AS SEVERANCE AWARD SCHEME'. WE THINK THAT BOTH THE CHINESE AND THE
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