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2

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 has introduced its own

for certain compensation

of State's

scheme

protection.

The HKG

for the

payment

of

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)

A 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

superseded

determine the relevant factor to be

scheme

for

for

promotion in

officers

order

to

in applied concerned; and

to relation

the officer

the "notional sterling equivalent" for the salary of the rank point' in which the

officer is serving

paragraph 6 below).

on 30 June 1997 (see

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