§ Mr. SpellarTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he is able to provide figures on the cost of arrangements for expatriate civil servants currently based in Hong Kong on the resumption of sovereignty by China. [20210]
§ Mr. GoodladMembers of Her Majesty's Overseas civil service who worked in Britain's dependent territories received compensation and pension protection when British sovereignty over these territories came to an end. We intend to provide Hong Kong HMOCS with compensation, and a scheme to give members and former members of HMOCS some protection against a decline in the value of their pensions. The proposed compensation scheme would cost about £40 million at 1992 prices.