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10 Jer 32 Udi

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The Hon. E.B. Wiggnam, C.B.E., J.P.,

Continued....

11th September 1992

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rate officer takes

4. Lastly, I would point out that the GBP/HKD exchange

presently at an historical high. If an out a HKD loan today in order to buy GBP, and finds in five years time that the exchange rate has moved signi- ficantly against

against him, he might well

well feel aggrieved. the GBP value of his commuted pension would be lower than it would have been if he had

if he had simply done nothing, and the whole exercise would only have cost him money.

Nevertheless, should you consider that the potential and financially unquantifiable risks of such a scheme are accept- able, I should be happy to try and quantify the known Costs for you..

I am sorry once again to be so negative but there seems to be no simple and cost effective solution to the problem. Wich the value of the officers'

the officers' pensions at

pensions at stake however I make no apology for acting as the devil's advocatel

Yams

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