TNAG-2423-FCO40-3525-Hong-Kong-Her-Majesty-s-Overseas-Civil-Service-(HMOCS)-poli-1992 — Page 11

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PS/Mr Goodlad

HMOCS

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FROM: N J Cox

Hong Kong Department

DATE: 21 May 1992

cc: PS/Mr Patten

Sir J Coles

Mr Burns

Mr Kerby, ODA

Mr Ricketts

Mr Fish, ODA

Mr Davies, FED

Mr Fifoot

Mr Wye, RAD

1.

Further to my submission of 20 May, the Chairman of the

A Hong Kong HMOCS Association has now written with detailed

comments on our draft scheme in the form of a redraft. The

Minister of State need not read this but he could tell the

Association in Hong Kong next week that we are studying it.

2.

The redraft is a serious piece of work. Its contents are

not surprising. It naturally includes:

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right to retire early with immediate pension;

calculation of compensation using traditional actuarial

factors (ie about 100% more than we propose);

payment of full amount to all officers on 30 June 1997: no

requirement to stay in SAR service;

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The covering letter reiterates the Association's claim for

sterling safeguards for pensions and SPOS adjustment.

REGADX/1

SLM

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