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Hong Kong HMOCS Issues: Judicial Officers
The Secretary of State was grateful for your minute of 10 July.
As he understands it, the aim of the judicial officers in moving to HMOCS status would be to cash in on the generous settlement they anticipate in 1997, although they were hired on contract terms. Although the marginal sums of money involved may be small, the Treasury, were they to find out, would hold against us in the dispute over HMOCS pensions an extension of the HMOCS to which we are not bound.
On the other hand, the Secretary of State recognises that the judicial officers are likely to make a fuss and it appears that we were at fault in not telling them that their right of transfer was being terminated.
In the light of these considerations, the Secretary of State's inclination is not to allow an extension because the judicial officers will be reaping a windfall which they have not earned. However, the Secretary of State would like to know whether the Governor of Hong Kong believes that this would cause a major difficulty.
15 July 1992
cc : PS/Mr Goodlad
Sir J Coles
Mr Hum
Miss Brooks, Legal Advisers Mr Fifoot, Legal Consultant Mr Fish, ODA
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