(D) In the case of a pension granted to the dependant of a
member of HMOCS who retired or died during his service before
the publication of the Scheme for a wider pensionable under
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(i) the amount of the pension granted under the law of Hong Kong is the notional Hong Kong pension;
(ii) convert the amount of the notional Hong Kong pension into
sterling at [the rate of exchange in force on the date on which
the Hong Kong pension was granted] [the average rate of exchange
for 1991 (HK$ 13.76 £1]. The amount so obtained is the
dependant pensioner's UKPB.
4. Provision for supplementation
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3) of this paragraph, if? [in any year] [during such period as may be prescribed in the Scheme]-
(a) the [average] rate of exchange of the HK$ against sterling
exceeds HK$ XX to the £; and
(b) the sum of
(i) the amount paid to the pensioner in the currency of Hong Kong in respect of his notional Hong Kong pension for
that [year] [period] (including any increases made to such
pension under the law of Hong Kong since the grant of such
pension) when converted into sterling during that [year] [period] and
(ii) the amount paid by way of supplement (SPOS) under regulations made under the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971, to the pensioner in respect of his [total] [notional]
Hong Kong pension,
is less than the pensioner's UKPB as increased by the increase in the UK retail price index up to the end of that [year] [period],
the Secretary of State will pay to the pensioner a supplement
equal to the sterling equivalent of the difference between the
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