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3. THE JOINT DECLARATION AND THE BASIC LAW CONTAIN PROVISION FOR CONTINUITY OF SERVICE WITH PAY, CONDITIONS AND PENSIONS ON TERMS NO LESS FAVOURABLE THAN BEFORE. NONETHELESS HMG ACCEPT THAT HMOCS
OFFICERS IN HONG KONG ARE ALSO ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION FOR THE LOSS
OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S PROTECTION. THE HKG HAS INTRODUCED ITS
OWN SCHEME FOR THE PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN PENSIONABLE OFFICERS. THIS PAPER SETS OUT HMG'S PROPOSALS FOR COMPENSATION AND
INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR HMOCS OFFICERS IN GENERAL.
4. IN THE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF HONG KONG, THE PROPOSED SCHEME IS
AS FOLLOWS:
(A) AN INITIAL CALCULATION OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR WHICH AN OFFICER
WOULD BE PROVISIONALLY ELIGIBLE UNDER SUB PARAGRAPHS (B) AND (C)
BELOW WILL BE MADE USING:
THE TABLES SET OUT IN THE HKG LIMITED COMPENSATION SCHEME FOR
OFFICERS SUPERCEDED FOR PROMOTION IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE RELEVANT FACTOR TO BE APPLIED IN RELATION TO THE OFFICER
CONCERNED: AND
THE NOTIONAL STERLING EQUIVALENT'' FOR THE SALARY OF THE GRADE
IN WHICH THE OFFICER IS SERVING ON THE RELEVANT PAYMENT DATE
(SEE PARAGRAPH 6 BELOW).
THE CALCULATION WILL BE UPDATED FOR PAYMENT DATES SUBSEQUENT TO THE
FIRST IN ORDER TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF ANY PROMOTION OF OR INCREMENTS EARNED BY THE OFFICER CONCERNED.
(B) A FIRST PAYMENT OF A PROPORTION OF THE SUM INITIALLY CALCULATED
WOULD BE MADE ON 30 JUNE 1997, THE LAST DAY ON WHICH THE
SECRETARY OF STATE HAS RESPONSIBILITIES IN RESPECT OF SERVING
OFFICERS OF HMOCS IN HONG KONG, TO ALL HMOCS OFFICERS WHO ARE IN -THE SERVICE OF THE HKG ON THAT DATE:
(C) SUBSEQUENT PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE AT INTERVALS TO OFFICERS, WHO
WERE MEMBERS OF HMOCS ON 30 JUNE 1997 AND WHO ARE IN THE SERVICE OF THE HONG KONG SARG ON THE DATE OF THE SUBSEQUENT PAYMENT.
5. AMONGST THE MATTERS OF DETAIL WHICH WE WISH TO DISCUSS WITH HMOCS
OFFICERS' REPRESENTATIVES ARE -
(A) WHETHER THE PERIOD OVER WHICH THE PHASING OF PAYMENTS AFTER THE
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