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FOR PENSIONABLE TERMS ARE THE ENHANCED PENSION BENEFITS ABOVE AGE 50 AND A DESIRE TO STAY IN HONG KONG. HMOCS COMPENSATION MAY BE A SUPPLEMENTARY REASONS, BUT WE DO NOT THINK IT IS NORMALLY A

DECISIVE FACTOR.

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IT SEEMS TO US LIKELY THAT JUDICIAL OFFICERS WILL PROTEST LOUDLY IF THE FIRST APPOINTMENT DATE OF 28 MARCH 1985 IS APPLIED. THEY WOULD CERTAINLY MAKE THE ARGUMENTS IN PARA 1 ABOVE AND QUOTE THE TWO CASES (OF WHICH YOU ARE, AWARE) IN WHICH JUDICIAL OFFICERS APPOINTED AFTER 28 MARCH 1985 HAVE ALREADY BEEN ADMITTED AS HMOCS MEMBERS. THEY COULD ALSO SOLICIT THE HONG KONG HMOCS ASSOCIATION'S SUPPORT, ALTHOUGH IT HAS TO BE SAID THAT THE ASSOCIATION HAS NOT SHOWN ANY GREAT SYMPATHY FOR CONTRACT OFFICERS TO DATE.

5. TUR DOES NOT MENTION THE LINE YOU PROPOSE TO TAKE ON THE RELATED ISSUE OF THE ELIGIBILITY OF BOUGHT-BACK SERVICE FOR HMOCS COMPENSATION PURPOSES. WE WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW WHETHER OUR POINTS IN TELNO 1763 HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.

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.HER MAJESTY'S OVERSEAS

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LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS

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NEWS D

RAD//MR WYE

OVERSEA PENSIONS/ODA//MR FISH PS

PS/MR GOODLAD

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MR KERBY

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