14/08/92
12:55
ODA EASTKILBRIDE
NO. 007
003
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completed (although for Crown Agante recruitees we may still have to ask about his or her place of bizth) If an officer was recruited locally, however, it is unlikely that we would have a file, and it is in this type of came we would have lú séïnd cut a questionnaira to maks This preliminary investigations into his or her eligibility for SPOS. has come more and more into play in recent times as it is 17 years cince the Hong Kong Government Öffice in London took over responsibility for making its own appointments from the overseas recruitment field in place of the Colonial Office and Crown Agents, and many officers recruited in this way are now taking early retirement under the terms of the Hong Kong compensation schemes. These officers may qualify for SPOS as appointments made by the Hong Kong Offico can be regarded as a "normal channel" posts on the basis that prior to their taking up the recruitment duties, the jobs in question would have been filled by the Colonial Office or the Crown Agents,
Normally, the first step for all officers retiring from Hong Kong to be considered for SPOs is taken when we receive your office's standard letter notifying us of the retirement and giving the following details:
date of birth
cause of retirement
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dale ví letirement
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method of recruitment
pension type
country of origin
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The information provided by
in itself enough to decide if the officer is eligible for SPOS. As explained earlier, if we have a file concerning the officer we may be able to reach a decision straight away without having to ask you for further information. the majority of cases you have submitted recently, however, we have not had a file and we have asked the following questions (on the bas: that the officer was recruited locally and invariably originated ílur the United Kingdom and has been recruited on overseas terms.
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was the officer appointed to a post for which the normal channel of recruitment would have been either the Colonial office or the Crown Agents?;
Z. was the officer appointed on "overseas terme" of service?;
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was he not normally resident locally?
If we are supplied with this information there is usually no need for
It will, a pensions questionnaire to be completed by the officer. however, still be necessary to ask his or her place of birth.
If the answer to the above questions is "yes" then the officer wil1 normally qualify for SPOS, however, each case must be considered on its own merits and the Secretary of State reserves the right to rejec applications for SPOS if the person concerned is considered to be a "local officer".
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