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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 9, 1932.
(2) The option referred to in paragraph (1) shall be exercisable by an officer at any time on or before the date or day applicable to his case as herein mentioned, but not thereafter unless on special grounds the Governor in Council allows an extension of time, that is to say,-
(a) In the case of an officer who has attained pensionable status the thirtieth day of June, 1933;
(b) In the case of any other officer-the thirtieth day after he first attains pensionable status, or the thirtieth day of June, 1933, whichever shall be the longer period.
Provided that an officer who has previously had the opportunity of exercising the option but has not done so and who is still in the service of this Colony, or in any other service which the Secretary of State may determine to be public service, may apply within one month (or within such extended period as the Governor in Council may allow) of his subsequent marriage for permission to exercise the option, which permission may be granted at the discretion of the Governor after examination of the officer by three Government medical officers, or if the officer marries while on leave of absence after examination by any medical practitioner authorised by the Secretary of State to make the examination.
(3) The date of the exercise of the option by an officer shall be deemed to be the date of the receipt of his written notification addressed either to the Colonial Secretary in the Colony or to the Crown Agents for the Colonies; or, in any case falling under the proviso in paragraph (2) of this regulation, the date on which the Governor grants permission to exercise the option.
(4) If an officer has exercised the option, his decision shall be irrevocable so far as concerns any pension ultimately to be granted to him under these regulations, except where such officer is retiring, before reaching the age at which he could ordinarily be permitted to retire, upon abolition of office or in accordance with the provisions of a scheme for accelerated retirement.
(5) An officer shall be deemed to attain pensionable status at the time when he might, if permitted to retire on the ground of infirmity of mind or body, be granted a pension.
(6) A re-employed officer or pensioner shall be deemed to have exercised, or not to have exercised, in respect of his service subsequent to re-employment, the said option, according as he exercised, or did not exercise, such option in respect of his previous service, even if, in respect of such previous service, the option was not available to him.
15. If any officer to whom a pension has been granted Case of is appointed to another office in the service of this Colony pensioner and subsequently retires in circumstances in which he may re-employed. be granted a pension, he may be granted, in lieu of his previous pension, a pension computed as if the periods of his service had been continuous, and such pension may be based on his pensionable emoluments on his previous or final retire- ment from the service of this Colony, whichever are the greater provided that if, on his previous retirement, he was paid a gratuity and reduced pension, the gratuity to be paid to him on final retirement shall be reduced by the amount of the gratuity already paid.
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