THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 9, 1932.
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materially impaired ....one hundred and eighty seven-
hundred-and-twentieths (180/720ths),
totally destroyed....two hundred and forty seven-
hundred-and-twentieths (240/720ths).
Provided that no such allowance, together with any pension granted under these regulations, shall exceed the limit prescribed in section 11 of the Ordinance.
(2) The amount of the annual allowance shall be reduced to such an extent as the Governor in Council shall think reasonable in the following cases
(a) where the injured man has continued to serve for not less than one year after the injury in respect of which he retires;
(b) where the injured man is not less than fifty years of age at the date of the injury; or
(c) Where the injury is not the sole cause of retirement, but the retirement is caused partly by age or infirmity not due to the injury.
(3) Where the officer so injured holds a pensionable office and his length of service is not such as to qualify him for a pension, but he is qualified for a gratuity under regulation 20, he may be granted in lieu of such gratuity an annual allowance of one seven-hundred-and-twentieth (1/720th) of his pension- able emoluments for each complete month of pensionable service in addition to the allowance which may be awarded to him under this regulation.
(4) Any officer so injured, but not qualified for either a pension or a gratuity, may nevertheless be granted a pension of the same amount as the additional pension which he might have been granted if he had been so qualified.
service in
18. (1) An officer holding a non-pensionable office who Allowances, retires in circumstances in which he might have been granted etc., for a pension had he held a pensionable office, may, if he has non-pension- continuously served in this Colony for not less than fifteen able office. years, be granted an annual allowance not exceeding three quarters of the pension which he might have been granted had he been employed in a pensionable office.
Commuta-
(2) In lieu of the grant of such annual allowance under paragraph (1) of this regulation there may be granted to such tion, officer, with the approval of the Governor, a capital sum equal to the amount of five of such annual payments, but no such capital sum shall ordinarily be paid in any case retirement on the ground of ill-health. Provided that any of such officer whose salary scale has a minimum of less than $420 per annum may in lieu of such allowance be granted, if he so desires, an annual allowance at the rate of three- fourths of such allowance together with a gratuity equal to ten times the amount of the annual reduction so made in the allowance.
(3) A gratuity at the rate of one month's emoluments in respect of each complete period of three years' service may be granted to the widow of any officer who has continuously
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