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Annex A
Benefits for which married female officers are
not presently eligible
Under present policy, married female officers are
not eligible for the following benefits enjoyed by male officers (or unmarried, divorced or legally separated female officers) :
(a) housing benefits (i.e. non-departmental quarters,
private tenancy allowance, hotel accommodation,
house allowance, or admission to co-operative housing schemes) for the officer and his family;
(b) local and overseas education allowances (including
school passages) for the officer's family;
(c) medical and dental benefits for the officer and
his family under the Government Medical and Dental Service (except that children of married
female officers born in a Government hospital
may receive free medical treatment for a period of six months from birth); and
(a) for officers on overseas terms of service, vacation
leave passages and associated baggage and travelling
expenses for the officer and his family. A married female officer (but not members of her family) is eligible for these benefits only if she is not
eligible for the same under the terms of her
husband's employment.
NOTE : "Family" normally includes the officer's wife, sons
under the age of 19, and unmarried daughters under
the age of 21.