CAP. 99]
Pension Benefits Regulations
[Subsidiary]
[1987 Ed.
(Cap. 89.)
Rates of additional pension on retirement on abolition of office or compulsory retirement.
(a) subject to paragraph (2), was under the age of 18 years, whether as a Category A officer or Category B officer;
(b) was on agreement expressly providing for the payment of a gratuity dependent upon the length of his service, unless he has refunded the gratuity (if any) received in respect of that period together with interest at a rate to be determined by the Financial Secretary;
(c) was on agreement on monthly terms not providing for payment of a gratuity, unless without break of service he is confirmed in an established office;
(d) was serving in an office the terms of appointment of which do not attract pension benefits;
(e) was absent from duty without salary, unless such absence shall have been approved on grounds of public policy by the Governor.
(2) Any period of service of a serving officer while the officer was under the age of 18 years which would have been taken into account in the computation of annual allowance had he retired under the Pensions Ordinance shall be taken into account as pensionable service.
22. (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the rate of additional pension granted under section 16 of the Ordinance shall be-
(a) in the case of a Category A officer, 10/675 of his highest pensionable emoluments for each complete 3-year period of his pensionable service;
(b) in the case of a Category B officer-
(i) in respect of service before 1 April 1987, 1/80 of his highest pensionable emoluments for each complete 3-year period of his pensionable service;
(ii) in respect of an incomplete 3-year period of his pensionable service, service before 1 April 1987 which is followed by pensionable service after that date sufficient to complete a 3-year period, 10/675 of his highest pensionable emoluments; and
(iii) in respect of service after 1 April 1987, other than where sub-sub-paragraph (ii) applies, 10/675 of his highest pensionable emoluments for each complete 3-year period of his pensionable service.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), an additional pension granted to an officer in accordance with paragraph (1), shall not exceed 100/675 of the officer's highest pensionable emoluments.
(3) An additional pension granted to an officer in accordance with paragraph (1) together with any pension granted to him at the factor prescribed in regulation 4 shall not exceed the amount of pension which an officer would have been granted if he had...
1