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China would bring up the question of a pension fund for civil servants at the next JLG meeting. He added that pensions would represent very large expenditure for the SARG but the SARG was committed to this by the Basic Law. Referring to localisation, Lu Ping said that for the sake of a smooth transition policies should be applied "from a comparatively basic level" in order to train sufficiently qualified personnel who could stay on in important posts after the hand-over. He said that Chinese citizens who had obtained right of abode abroad could be appointed to posts of Secretary rank and others specified in the Basic Law [as restricted to persons without right of abode abroad] provided they renounced their foreign nationality [sic]. He added that officials who had acquired right of abode in Britain would not be singled out; China opposed Britain's policy in this respect but not the individuals concerned
(TKP 20 November 1992).
D5.
Lu Ping indicated to a delegation of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, on 22 December 1992, that China hoped Hong Kong civil servants would stay on even if there were no convergence (WWP 23 December 1992).
D6.
Lu Ping told Police Commissioner Li Kwan Ha that there would be no question of a "settling of accounts" with members of the police force and other Hong Kong civil servants, provided they acted loyally and carried out their duties. He added that the SARG, having a reserve of $25bn and a Land Fund of $70bn, would "under normal
circumstances" be capable of paying civil service pensions.
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