THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 3, 1928.
A-OFFICER WHO COMMENCED TO CONTRIBUTE WHILE A BACHELOR
OR WHILE A WIDOWER WITHOUT ANY CHILD OF
PENSIONABLE AGE,
NOTE. 1. In this section (A)---
(a) “First wife” in the ease of an officer who commenced to con- tribute while a widower without any child of pensionable. age means the first wife married by such officer after his commencing to contribute.
(6) "Marriage" in the case of an officer who commenced to con- tribute while a widower without any child of pensionable
age means the first marriage of such officer after his com- mencing to contribute.
2. No registered pension is to be recorded unless and until the con- tributor marries.
I. — FIRST WIFE'S PROSPECTIVE PENSION,
NOTE. The registered pension to be recorded on marriage is found by adding together the two amonuts calculated in accordance with the following Rules I (a) and I (b), respectively.
(a) Pension in consideration of the contributions paid before
marriage.
RULE I («)—Accumulate the contributions at S per cent, compound interest, with yearly rests at each 31st December, nud mul- tiply the result by the quantity found from Table A corresponding to the respective ages next birthday of the husband and wife at the date of marriage.
The product gives the registered pension on account of the contributions paid before marriage.
(B) Pension in consideration of the annual contribution eur-
rent at the date of marriage.
NOTE.-The amount of the current annual contribution is obtained by multi- plying by 12 the amount of the last monthly contribution.
RULE I (6)—-Turn to the section of Talle B which contains in the heading the age of the husband at the date of completion of his period of contribution; and multiply the amount of the current annual cou- tribution by the quantity found from that section corresponding to the res- pective ages next birthday of the hus- band and wife at the date of marriage.
The product gives the registered pension on account of the annual cou- tribution current at the date of marriage.
Example
of the application of Rules I (a) and I (b).
Officer born on..................................... Officer commenced to contribute on ....... Officer married on.................
.31st July, 1878.
1st April, 1904. ...30th June, 1908.
Annual contribution, 1st April, 1904, to
31st December, 1906
Annual contribution, 1st January, 1907,
to date of marriage
Date of completion of contribution period.....1st April, 1939. Wife born on
.$ 20.
30.
31st August, 1888.
marriage
30.
Officer's age next birthday at completion
of contribution period.............. Wife's age next birthday at date of mar-
61.
riage..
20.
Officer's age next birthday at date of
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