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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH JANUARY, 1890.
Divorce or separation
Second wives.
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Ibid, Rudes.
Step-mothers and children. Ibid. 28.
Non-resident pensioners. Ibid. 29.
Pensions not transferable
&c.
Ibal, 30,
Commence- ment of pension.
bid, 32.
MAXIDO pension. Ibid. 34.
Climate. Ibid. 35.
Pensions may be re-adjusted Ibid. 39.
Comnenon- ment of Ordinance.
32. A wife against whom any contributor has obtained a divorce in a British Court of Justice shall, for the pur- poses of this Ordinance, be considered as dead, but where à contributor has been separated from his wife, judicially, or by mutual consent, or otherwise, the directors may, having regard to the grounds of the separation, and the subsequent conduct of both parties, grant a pension either to the widow or to the orphans if any, as they shall think most desirable. 33. The widow of any contributor by a second or any other subsequent marriage shall be entitled to the same pension as would have been paid to the first wife if she had survived her husbaud, provided that such second or sub- sequent wife was not younger at the date of her marriage with the contributor than the first wife would have been at such date if she had lived. If she is younger, her pension shall be reduced in accordance with the tables hereinbefore mentioned.
34. When any contributor dies leaving a widow and also children by a previous marriage, whose ages entitle them to pensions, or either the respective pensions of such widow and of such orphans shall be computed as follows;- (1.) If there are three or more such children, they shall be entitled to one half the peusion to which their mother would have been entitled had she survived her husband, to be divided equally amongst them.
(2.) If two such children, one-third of sneh mother's pension shall be divided between them.
(3.) If only one such child, he shall be entitled to
one-fourth of such mother's pension.
(4.) In any of the three above-mentioned cases, the said widow shall be entitled to one-half of the pension which she would have received under section 33 had there been no such orphans. (5.) If there are no such orphans, or if they cease to be entitled to pensions, the pension of such widow will be computed under section 33. (6.) Should such widow die without leaving children or marry again having had no child by such contributor, the orphans by the previous mar- riage shall be entitled to pensions as if their father had not married such widow,
(7.) Should such widow die leaving children or marry again having children living by her marriage with such contributor, such children shall have the pension to which their mother was entitled divided equally amongst them.
Pensions. General Rules.
35. Widows or orphans entitled to pensions and residing out of the Colny must produce proof, to the satisfaction of the directors, of their being alive and entitled thereto, before their pensions are paid.
36. No pension shall be assignable or transferable, nor shall such pension be attached, arrested or levied upon for or in respect of any debt or claim due by its recipient.
37. Every pension shall cominence from the day of the death of the contributor, or mother, or step-mother whose death causes such pension to become payable (upon proof of such death to the satisfaction of the directors) and shall accrue daily, and shall be paid monthly by the Colonial Treasurer clear of any deduction, until such pension shall cease to be payable. The Colonial Treasurer may demand a receipt for each payment in such form as the directors may determine, and such receipts shall be exempt from stamp duty.
38. No pension to the family of any one contributor, however such pension may be allotted, shall exceed a gross yearly total of fifteen hundred dollars.
39. No pension shall be either increased or abated on the ground that the person entitled to receive such pension resides in a climate more or less healthy than that of Hong- kong.
40. All pensions, whether accruing or to accrue, shall be from time to time subject to re-adjustment accord- ing to the financial condition of the fund as determined according to the provisions of section 12. Such re-adjust- ment shall be made by the directors and approved by the Governor in Council. Notice thereof shall forthwith be sent to all contributors and pensioners.
41. This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by the Governor.