HKA 233/1
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MDHOAN 3840
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 735
OF 01160OZ MAY 92
INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG, PEKING
HMOCS: CONSULTATIONS
ACCURACY OF DEFINITIONS ETC
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1. IN PREPARATION FOR OUR VISIT, WE HAVE SET DOWN IN DETAIL THE VARIOUS DEFINITIONS REQUIRED FOR OUR SCHEME. AS, IN MANY CASES, THESE INVOLVE INTERPRETATION OF INTER ALIA, THE HONG PENSIONS ORDINANCES AND LIMITED COMPENSATION SCHEME, WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD EXAMINE WHAT WE HAVE PREPARED, TO ENSURE THAT IT IS FACTUALLY ACCURATE. WE ARE FAXING A COPY OF PARAGRAPHS 1-7 OF OUR DRAFT PROPOSALS TO PS/GH. PLEASE BEAR IN MIND THAT THIS MATERIAL IS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL AT THIS STAGE. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL, IN PARTICULAR, FOR CONFIRMATION OF THE FOLLOWING POINTS:
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A) IS PARAGRAPH 3(A) AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE HMOCS OFFICERS INVOLVED? PREVIOUS SCHEMES HAVE REFERRED TO ''THE SUBSTANTIVE HOLDERS OF PENSIONABLE OFFICES IN THE SERVICE OF
HOWEVER, WE UNDERSTAND THAT IN HKG IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THAN AN HMOCS MEMBER ON THE PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE ESTABLISHMENT COULD BE FILLING A SUPERNUMERARY POST. HENCE OUR PROPOSAL TO USE ON THE PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE ESTABLISHMENT''
B) PLEASE CONFIRM THAT PARAGRAPH 4(A) IS CORRECT.
C) IN PARAGRAPH 7(2) THE RELEVANT TABLE UNDER (C) THAT WE INTEND TO USE IS THE ONE REFERRED TO AS TABLE 1(E) IN WATERS' (CSB) LETTER OF 10 FEBRUARY 1992. THE RELEVANT TABLE FOR PARAGRAPH 7(2) (D) IS THE ONE REFERRED TO AS TABLE 1 (D) IN WATERS' LETTER OF 10 FEBRUARY. ARE THESE THE RIGHT TABLES?
D) WITH REGARD TO C) ABOVE, WE ARE PUZZLED WHY THE ACTUARIAL TABLES YOU WERE CONSIDERING USING FOR JUDGES WITH A RETIREMENT AGE OF 60 ARE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE USED FOR OTHER CIVIL SERVANTS WITH A RETIREMENT AGE OF 60. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR
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