TNAG-2428-FCO40-3530-Hong-Kong-Her-Majesty-s-Overseas-Civil-Service-(HMOCS)-poli-1992 — Page 113

Mr Hum

PS/Mr Goodlad

From: P F Ricketts

Hong Kong Department

Date: 28 October 1992

CC :

Miss Brooks, Legal

Advisers

Mr Fifoot, Legal

Consultant

HMOCS: REMAINING POLICY ISSUES ON OFFICERS

TRANSFERRING FROM CONTRACT TO PENSIONABLE SERVICE AND TO

HMOCS STATUS

Problem

1. A number of issues need to be resolved about contract

officers who have recently transferred or will soon transfer to (pensionable and) HMOCS status.

Recommendation

2.

I recommend that we should:

(a) take a pragmatic view of bought back service and not try to discount it in any compensation scheme;

(b) set 31 January 1993 as the final date for officers actually to apply for membership of HMOCS;

(c) give officers six months from 31 January 1993 in which

to buy back service;

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