THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 20, 1933.
21. When an officer has been permanently injured-- Injury,
(1) in the actual discharge of his duty; and
(2) without his own default; and
(3) by some injury specifically attributable to the nature
of his duties,
and his retirement is thereby necessitated or materially ac- celerated, he may receive in respect of such injury an addition to service for calculating his pension as follows:-
When his capacity to contribute to his support is certified by three Government medical officers to be—
slightly impaired, not exceeding five years;
impaired, not exceeding ten years;
materially impaired, not exceeding fifteen years;
totally destroyed, not exceeding twenty years;
Provided that no pension thus increased shall exceed the salary, including pensionable allowances, of his permanent rank at the time of injury.
before
22. When an officer so injured has less than ten years Injury service and is not entitled to an ordinary pension he may completion receive in lieu of a gratuity an annual allowance of so many of 10 years 1/600ths of his salary as the months he has actually served service. in addition to the number of 1/600ths that may be awarded to him under the preceding regulation.
PART III.
Non-European.
where
23. All pensions shall, subject to the discretion of the Places Governor, be payable in the case of Indians in the principal pesions towns of India, in the case of Cantonese in Hong Kong, and in payable. the case of Northern Chinese in Wei-Hai-Wei or in such other place as the Governor may determine.
and at
what rates
24. Subject to the provisions of these regulations every To whom officer who has served in the Police Force for ten years or upwards may be awarded on his retirement a pension at a rate pensions to not exceeding 15/60ths of his salary with an addition of be granted. 1/720th for each complete month's service in excess of ten years until the maximum pension of two-thirds of his salary is reached.
25. A commuted payment, calculated at five times the Commutation amount of the annual pension, may be granted in lieu of a of pension. pension, if the pensioner should be unable to draw his pension at any of the places above mentioned, or, on the application of the grantee, at the discretion of the Governor, but no such capital sum shall ordinarily be paid in any case of retirement on the ground of ill-health: Provided that any commutation made under this regulation shall have the effect of cancelling any option previously made under regulation 11.
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