(b) the highest pensionable emoluments specified in
-section 22(a) of the Ordinance shall be taken
into account for computing the pensions benefits
for the period of his service after the material
date.
(6) For the purposes of paragraph (5), "material
date" means a date to be determined in accordance with the
terms of a circular issued by the Secretary for the Civil
Service under this regulation.
Service which may be taken as pension- able service. DI. 18
18. (1) Subject to any option under section 8(1) of
the Ordinance and to these regulations, only service in an
office the terms of appointment of which attracts pension
benefits shall be taken into account as pensionable
service.
(2) Where a Category A officer has a period of
service in a non-established office prior to 1 April 1987
and such service is immediately followed by service in an
established office and the officer is confirmed therein,
only 675/800 of such service in the non-established office
shall be taken into account as pensionable service of a
Category A officer; but where all the service of an officer
is in a non-established office after 31 March 1987 the