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When, after the commencement of the Widows and Orphans Pension (Amendment) Ordinance 1963, an officer first becomes liable to contribute at a rate in excess of one hundred and twenty-five dollars per mensem, he may by novice in writing to the Director of Accounting Services elect
(a) to contribute at the rate of one hundred and twenty-
five dollars per mensem; or
(b) to contribute at the rate provided by section 8.
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32. (3) For the purpose of subsection (1), unless within three months after the date when he first became liable to contribute more than one hundred and twenty-five dollars per mensem, or such longer period as the directors may in any particuler case allow, an officer has made his election, he shall be deemed to have elected to contribute at the rate provided by section 8.
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32. (5) Where, under the provisions of this section, an officer has elected to contribute at the rate provided by section 8, he may at any time, by notice in writing to the Director of Accounting Servicon, elect to contribute at the rate at which he was contri- buting at the date of such notice.
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(6) Save as provided in subsection (5), an election made under this section shall be irrevocable.
Officers who may wish to limit their contributions to the Widows and Orphans Pension Scheme but are not sure whether as a result of the decisions announced in Civil Service Franch Circular No. 18/79 they are included in the groups of officers described in paragraph 2(a) and 2(b) above should consult the Secretary of the Department in which they work.
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Before forwarding completed option forms to the Treasury in respect of officers in their department who wish to contribute at the fixed rate of $125 per month, De artmntal Secretaries should ascertain from their records that the officers concerned are in fact eligible to exercise the option.
Encl.
(oto-ec)
(Signed) CHET Sze-hung
for Director of Accounting Services