(Additional Pension") and
Death Benefits ("Dependant Pension").
(a) Eligiuility Criteria
27.
The award of duty-related
death and injury
benefits ("Dependant pension" and "additional pension")
under the pensions legislation is an additional option for
civil servants or
of employees their dependants in lieu
compensation payment. At present it is subject to there
being ΠΟ default (negligence
the part
or
carelessness)
On
of the deceased/injured officer. This is more stringent
than the eligibility criteria for
employees compensation
where compensation will be paid unless the injury or death
is proved to be attributable to the employees' serious and
wilful misconduct. It is Proposed that this should De
Drought into line with that of the Employees' Compensation
Ordinance (ECO) (Cap282).
(b) Duty-related Death Benefits ("Dependant Pension")
28.
The
payment
of
"dependant
pension"
is
to
compensate for duty-related
compensation.
To enable
to
death in lieu of employees
dependants
make 2 More
realistic assessment of the
relative benefits
under
tie
pensions legislation
ECO, anu
it is
recommended
that
beneficiaries should be allowed the
commutation of their dependant pension.
option of full
In addition it is