TNAG-2423-FCO40-3525-Hong-Kong-Her-Majesty-s-Overseas-Civil-Service-(HMOCS)-poli-1992 — Page 94

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HKA 233/1

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MDHOAN 4448

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FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 799

OF 14120OZ MAY 92

AND TO ROUTINE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

TOP COPY Q DIST?

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s 15/5

2.46

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YOUR TELNOS 1271 AND 1298: HMOCS: PENSION SCHEME DEADLINE

1. IN VIEW OF THIS DECISION WE MAY NEED TO RECONSIDER OUR POSITION ON THE DEADLINE FOR OPTING FOR PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE TERMS AND THUS FOR ENROLMENT IN HMOCS COUR TELNO 646). MUCH WILL DEPEND ON HOW MINISTERS DECIDE TO TAKE HMOCS MATTERS FORWARD IN THE LIGHT OF THE CONSULTATIONS REPORTED IN YOUR TELNO 1269: IF THEY DECIDE TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE PROPOSALS PRESENTED TO THE HMOCS ASSOCIATION IT WOULD PROBABLY BE RIGHT TO GIVE CONTRACT OFFICERS TIME TO REFLECT ON THE OUTCOME.

WE SHALL LET YOU KNOW ASAP.

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DISTRIBUTION

40

.HER MAJESTY'S OVERSEAS

.CIVIL SERVICE RESTRICTED HKD

LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS FED

NEWS D

RAD//MR WYE

OVERSEA PENSIONS/ODA//MR FISH PS

PS/MR GOODLAD

PS/PUS

SIR J COLES

MR BURNS

MR KERBY

RMD

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