An in the transition JI China, there is
here are nearly -elve years CO efore Hong Kong becomes a 3.A.R. continuing concern about the lack of national safeguards for payment of pensions.
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its ultimate responsibility; not the British Government before 1997, nor the Chinese Government after 1997. This leaves *LOCS members' pensions exposed the vagaries of political Recision making as has happened elsewhere in the past. The term due to them on terms no less favourable than before' in the first paragraph of Part of Annex 1 of the Joint Declaration on the Future of Hong Kong must be given body and substance that will win confidence and dispel continuing neasiness. Only direct national commitment is likely to be seen as rock solid enough to achieve this before Hong Kong becomes a Special Administrative Region of China.
n your letter to Mr. Fusinelli of 15th April, you said that you id not think it would be compatible with the agreement on the future of Hong Kong for DC3 officers who elect to omain in service in Hong Kong after 1997 to continue to be regarded as serving members of DCS
and you did not think It would be acceptable to the Chinese Government either. in this context we would like to know whether or not an officer Who elected to transfer from DC3 to the KSAR Covernment ould have the whole of his previous service including Crow
arvion 15ether? than in Hong Kong counted for the calculation of his final pension. Also whether or not such an officer's former membership of DCS would count for any purposes, particularly as regards Supplementary Pensions for verseas Service (SPOS), in respect of pensions earned up to and after 30th June 1097.
Finally, what would be the British Government's relationship with a former DCS member who elected to serve in what will be a regional Government of a Communist State.
Te would appreciate any assurances or information you could give on these matters.
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Yours sincerely,
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J.S. LAMBOURN President
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