TNAG-2429-FCO40-3531-Hong-Kong-Her-Majesty-s-Overseas-Civil-Service-(HMOCS)-poli-1993 — Page 72

www, 1

1:00

CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH

TU.NO

#52 SIT

2.06

required Co deal in forvard contracts, the officer would need to have the rasounces to settle, i.a access to funds equivalent to tha prospectiva lump su itself, otherwise the financial institution would not do business with him. Many Officers will presumably not have such accass years before retirement.

I hope the above is of some help. I'm sorry that neither of the above solutions seems very practical.

stan Vyner