structure of his grade.
Other proposed amendments included
minor textual improvements, correction of omissions and cross
references.
impilvacions.
A11 these have
no
(d) Pensioners Welfare Fund
20.
Tne
proposal Iourtn
significant
15 to set
up a
financial
Pensioners'
Welfare Fund to provide financial assistance to pensioners in
cases of genuine hardship.
27.
The
fund proposed
will provide one-off
grants
to
meet
funeral
expenses,
expenses
for
purchase
of
special
medical equipment ОГ other expenses incurred by pensioners
due to
disasters
etc.
Maximum
prolonged sickness, natural
disbursement for each case will be $5,000 and the proposal is
estimated to cost about $250,000 a year.
This proposal aims
to provide assistance to pensioners and is in line with good
staff management practices.
(e) War Service Credit Scheme
28.
The fifth
proposal
is to introduce
a war Service
Credit Scheme to grant an addition to pension
to pension to officers in
recognition
of
their
war
service in
the
World Second
War