11.
(ii) they retired under abolition-of-office terms and their net pensionable service calculating their retirement
To concerned, the
(i)
for
used benefits
would
be
shorter
as
a
Category A officer than as a Category B officer.
to the officers
avoid causing disadvantages
following methods will be used:
For officers who had already died
invalided
after
or
had
to
1 October 1989, no retrospective confirmation
the permanent establishment will be required and hence no adjustments to retirement
be
or death
benefits
will
necessary.
However,
where
adjustment
to retirement
or death
benefits would
the
officer
departments will
separately
prove beneficial to
of the names of
officers concerned so that they
or
his
be
estate, informed
the
could
consider
whether
retrospective
confirmation
permanent
establishment
to should
the be
granted to these officers.
(ii)
For
officers
who
had
already
OPS, they would
retired after 1 October 1989 under
deemed to have been confirmed to
permanent
the provided that they had
required probationary period
automatically
be
establishment,
served the
as
mentioned
in
above and
paragraphs adjustments
3 and 4
to
their
retirement
benefits benefits would be
made.
For those who had
retired
under
NPS, no action is required as
their
service
already
after
at counted
1
April
1987 1/675 for
were
each
(iii) For officers
complete month.
abolition-of-office
would also be
be deemed to have been confirmed establishment in accordance with
to
the
permanent
the rules set out
in paragraphs 3
who
retired terms,
on
they