PENSION BENEFITS
Ord. No. 36/87
A 185
(3) A serving officer in respect of whom 90 per cent only of his sub- tive salary and special allowance, and 50 per cent only of expatriation pay, is taken as pensionable emoluments under the Pensions Ordinance may (Cap. 89.) further opt, at the same time as he opts under subsection (1) under and in accordance with the terms of the Circular referred to in subsection (1) that 100 per cent of his substantive salary, special allowance and expatriation pay shall be taken into account as pensionable emoluments under this Ordinance. (4) The dates on which any option under subsection (1) or (3) shall become effective shall be in accordance with the Circular referred to in subsection (1).
(5) An option exercised under subsection (1) or (3) shall be irrevocable.
9. An officer who is eligible to opt under section 8(1) but who dies after 1 July 1987 and before the expiry of the period within which he may so opt, shall be deemed to have so opted.
Officers when deemed to have opted for pension benefits.
10. (1) Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), the normal retirement Retirement age. age of an officer who is appointed or re-appointed to service under the Government on or after 1 July 1987, whether on transfer from other public service or otherwise, shall be when he attains the age of 60 years.
(2) The retirement age of a serving officer, other than a Scheduled officer to whom subsection (3) applies, shall be when he attains the age of 60 years:
Provided that such serving officer—
(a) may retire voluntarily as provided in section 11(1)(b)(i) earlier
than the age of 60 years; and
(b) shall, prior to his retirement under paragraph (a), give to the Secretary for the Civil Service written notice of retirement of such duration as is specified by the Secretary for the Civil Service.
(3) The retirement age of a Scheduled officer, who is either a serving officer or an officer who is appointed or re-appointed to service under the Government on or after 1 July 1987, shall be when he attains the age of 60 years or such age between 55 and 60 years as is prescribed by order in the Gazette in relation to a rank or grade, or a class of rank or grade, specified in the Schedule-
(a) by the Governor, in the case of a Scheduled officer of a directorate
rank; and
(b) by the Head of the Department concerned, in the case of a
Scheduled officer of a senior rank or rank and file grade,
whichever is the earlier:
Provided that a Scheduled officer—
(i) may retire voluntarily as provided in section 11(1)(b)(ii) or (iii) earlier than the retirement age prescribed under this subsection; and (ii) shall, prior to his retirement under paragraph (i), give to the Secretary for the Civil Service (in the case of a Head of Depart- ment) or to the Head of Department concerned (in the case of any Scheduled officer other than a Head of Department) written notice of retirement of such duration as is specified by the Secretary for the Civil Service or the Head of Department, as the case may be.
Schedule.