THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 20, 1933. 721
14. (1) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council Pension to
widow, &c., to award to the widow and orphans of an officer who has been of officer killed in the discharge of his duty, or who dies as a direct killed in
discharge result of injuries received while on duty, or who dies of duty. of illness the contraction of which was specifically attri- butable to the nature of his duties, a pension not exceeding 10/60ths of the deceased officer's salary or $100 a year, which- ever sum is greater: Provided that this maximum may be exceeded in exceptional cases.
(2) If the widow of any such officer marries again, her pension under this regulation shall cease on such remarriage : Provided that the pension may, in the discretion of the Gov- ernor in Council, be revived upon re-widowhood.
(3) The pension to an orphan under this regulation shall cease in the case of a female on marriage or at the age of twenty-one years, whichever is the earlier, and in the case of a male at the age of eighteen years.
estate where
15. If an officer dies while serving in the Police Force Gratuity to and before the date of his death has completed five years ser- officer dies vice in such force, it shall be lawful for the Governor in in the Council to grant to his legal personal representative, or in service. case the gratuity does not exceed $1,000 to such person as the Governor in Council shall name as the recipient, a gratuity of an amount not exceeding one year's pensionable salary of the officer so dying. Provided that no such gratuity shall be granted concurrently with or in addition to a grant under regulation 14.
of pension
16. Every pension and every periodical or deferred Forfeiture gratuity or allowance is and shall be deemed to have been granted only on the condition that the Governor in Council inay order that the same be forfeited and withdrawn in any of the following cases :-
(1) on the conviction of the grantee before any court in His Majesty's dominions or elsewhere for any crime or offence for which he is sentenced to death, or penal servitude, or any term of imprisonment with hard labour, or any term of im- prisonment of any other kind exceeding twelve months.
(2) on the grantee becoming bankrupt;
(3) on the grantee knowingly associating with thieves or suspected persons;
(4) on the grantee refusing to give information and assist- ance to the police, whenever in his power, for the detection and apprehension of criminals, and for the suppression of any disturbance of the public peace; or
(5) if the grantee enters or engages in or continues to carry on any business, occupatioin or employment, which shall be, in the opinion of the Governor, disgraceful in itself or injurious to the public, or in which he shall make use of the fact of his former employment in the Police Force in a manner which the Governor considers to be discreditable and improper.
Any pension or periodical or deferred gratuity or allow- ance ordered to be forfeited and withdrawn as aforesaid shall cease as from the date of the cause of such forfeiture :
Pro- vided that if any question shall arise as to the competency of any court or as to whether any sentence imposed comes within
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