TNAG-2426-FCO40-3528-Hong-Kong-Her-Majesty-s-Overseas-Civil-Service-(HMOCS)-poli-1992 — Page 86

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Option D:

-as Option C but with minimum number of contract officers benefitting (by maintaining 30 June deadline for applications, or by limiting ability to buy back service for HMOCS calculations).

COST:

£ 37

45 m

Option E:

-use of half traditional factors to calculate total for all serving in 1997

-payments phased as in Option C

-no cap

COST:

probably £ 27

31 m

maximum £ 49 m

(Note: maximum could be reduced as in Alternative D by squeezing contract officers).

Option F:

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cap at & 120,000

-As Option, but with 20% bonus payable to those who serve until 2000.

COST probably £ 32 37 m

maximum £59-m

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Option G:

-As Option C but with only 80% of the notional total payable to those who leave in 1997.

COST:

(probably maximum

£ 31 39 m £ 68 m)

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