THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 20, 1933.
Provided that in the case of an officer who has received promotion within three years of the date of his retirement any service in an office or class in which such officer served for a period of not less than three years shall, for the purpose of computation under this regulation, be deemed to be service on the highest pensionable salary paid to such officer in that office or class; and provided further that when an officer has received promotion within three years of the date of his retirement his pension may be calculated as if he had not been so promoted, if this should be to his advantage.
(2) Acting pay, medal allowance, and any other allow- ances, will not be included in salary for the purpose of com- putation of pension, gratuity or other allowance unless the Governor shall otherwise order, in each case.
10.—(1) Full pension, gratuity or other allowance will Conduct. only be granted on the officer's conduct having been good.
(2) The conduct of an officer will be deemed to be good if the officer has not obtained during his term of service in the Police Force an average of six black marks, net, per annum under the Police Regulations for the time being in force.
In ascertaining the average, one red mark shall cancel one black mark.
(3) If an officer has obtained during his term of service in the Police Force an average of six or more black marks, net, per annum but shall not have obtained an average of fif- teen or more black marks, net, per annum, then, unless the Governor in Council shall in any particular case otherwise determine, his conduct will be estimated and his pension or gratuity will be subject to deductions upon the following scale:
SCALE.
Black Marks Average.
Conduct.
Deductions from full pension.
Six and under eight black marks, net, per annum......
Eight and under ten black marks, net, per annum......
Ten and under twelve black
marks, net, per annum.....
Twelve and under fifteen black
marks, net, per annum.....
Very fair.
5 per cent.
Fair.
10 per cent.
Indifferent.
Very Indifferent.
15 per cent.
25 per cent.
(4) If an officer has obtained during his term of service in the Police Force an average of fifteen or more black marks, net, per annum his conduct will be deemed to be bad and, unless the Governor in Council shall in any particular case otherwise determine, no pension, gratuity, or other allowance will be granted.
11. (1) An officer to whom a pension is granted under Gratuity these regulations shall, if he has exercised his option as herein- and reduced!
pension. after provided, but not otherwise, be paid in lieu of such pen- sion, a pension at the rate of three-fourths of such pension together with a gratuity equal to ten times the amount of the annual reduction so made in the pension.
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