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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH JANUARY, 1891.
B.-IN CONSIDERATION OF THE FUTURE ANNUAL CONTRIBU-
TIONS TO BE PAYABLE FROM THE DATE OF MARRIAGE.
(a) In respect of the official income receivable at the time of
marriage.
RULE: Multiply the annual contribution by the quantity found in Table B corresponding to the respective ages of the husband and wife at the time of marriage.
The product will give the annual pension to which the wife will be entitled on her husband's death on account of his contributions in respect of the official income receivable at the time of marriage.
EXAMPLE: Thus, if such last referred-to member's official income at the time of marriage be $1,000 a year, and the annual contribution be $40 (to cease at age 55), and the ages of himself and wife at the time of marriage be 30 and 20 respectively, then
$40 × 3·1888 = $127·6 wife's pension. (b) In respect of increments made to the official income after
marriage.
RULE Multiply the additional contribution by the quantity found in Table B corresponding to the respective ages of the husband and wife at the date of the increment of official income.
The product will give the additional annual pension to which the wife will be entitled on her husband's death in respect of his additional contributions on account of an increase of his official income.
EXAMPLE: Thus, if such last referred-to member's official income be increased by $200 a-year, and the then ages of himself and wife are respectively 35 and 25, then the further pension will be:
$8 × 2-781 $22.25
wife's further pension.
C.-ASSESSMENT OF THE AMOUNT OF THE PENSION DURING THE TIME SUCH MEMBER IS A WIDOWER. When such mem- ber becomes a widower, a pension is to be supposed to attach for the benefit of a wife of exactly the same age as the late wife would have been, such pension either remain- ing unchanged in amount from that to which the late wife was entitled, or becoming subsequently augmented or re- duced in the manner providell for by the Rules, according as such member's contributions increase or decrease from that time through variations in his official income.
The amount so determined is to form the basis for esti- mating the commencing pension to which a second wife becomes eatitled at the time of her marriage.
EXAMPLE: Thus, if such last referred-to member becomes a widower, a pension of (87-8 + 1276 + 22-25) $237-65 is to be supposed to attach for the benefit of a wife of exactly the same age as the late wife would have been, and the pension will continue at that amount until such meinber's official income (and his consequent contribution) is either increased or decreased. If a further increment of $200 official income be made when such member is aged 40, and his late wife would have been aged 30, then the additional amount of supposed pension would be found by Rule 9 B (6) thus:
$8×2·295=$18·4-wife's supposed further pension.
Should such member re-marry, the amount to be used as a basis for estimating the commencing pension to which the second wife would be entitled would be either:
$237-65, if no augmentation had been made to the official income;
$256-05, if an augmentation of $200 had been made to the official income at age 40, as above.
NOTE: If there have been more than one wife, care must be taken
to use always the age of the last wife.