14/08/92
12:58
UDA EAST KILBRIDE
NU. VU8
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ŵe would be more likely to cond out a questionnaire if an officer writes directly to us asking to be considered for SPOS and we do not
This would enable us to make an have a file in respect of him.
If we think the initial judgement on whether he qualifies or not. person may be due SPOS, we would still have to ask you to confirm the Julails of service.
with regards to the specific questions that you asked about the pensions questionnaire:
a. you will by now realise that pensions questionnaires are not
sent t÷ all offlacze
in Hong Kong prior to their retirement.
c.
d.
mamborship of HMOCS does not automatically confer a right to SPOS. The qualifying conditions given at the start of my letter must be met regardless of an officers HMOCS status.
It i
a period of contract or agreement service with another territory before appointment to Hong Kong is not regarded as the officers initial appointment for SPOS purposes. the first appointment to the permanent and pensionable establishment which is important. If, however, an officer
want to know is completing a pensions questionnaire we would their full service history and they should tell us about their contract service as well as appointment to the permanent and pensionable establishment of Hong Kong. will help show the officer was recruited as an "expairiala“ rather than "local" officer.
This
it would, of course, be useful to have our books in order before 1997 and know which officers will be due SPOS on
I feel, retirement from the Hong Kong public servico. however, thai an säczcisc, to cand put questionnaires to all permanent and pensionable "overseas" officers who are currently in service, would be of very limited valuc unless, tor those recruited locally, it was accompanied by your
You may wish confirmation of the officers service details.
to give the matter further thought as this would no doubt involve a lot of searching through files on your office's part. However, inevitably you will be asked to do this in each case when the officer retires and you may wish to do the work now rather than later.
Yours sincerely
Russell Banks
Overseas Pensions Department
JCG
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