Hong Kong Civil Service cruise perk

The Hong Kong Civil Service cruise perk was a policy of the Government of Hong Kong between 1972 and 1984, whereby British expatriate members of the Hong Kong Civil Service would be contractually entitled to a free sea cruise back to the United Kingdom from Hong Kong upon their retirement. == History == During the British administration of British Hong Kong, the government was having problems attracting skilled civil servants to the colony.

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