Enclosure / in Mr Administrator.
Marsh's despatch N. 92 of 13th June 1882.
Amended
Regrin 1855
321
No. 51.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. The following Regulations, made by His Excellency the Governor in Council, concerning the eneral conditions upon which Pensions, Superannuation Allowances, or other Relief are to be granted, under Ordinance No. 8 of 1869, to Members of the Police Force, are published for general
information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th March, 1874.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
Regulations made by His Excellency the Governor in Council, in pursuance of Section IV of Ordinance No. 8 of 1869, for the granting of Police Pensions.
I. The following Regulations apply to all Inspectors, Sergeants, Sergeant Interpreters, and Constables of the Police Force who have joined since 24th September, 1869; excepting those who have enlisted under special agreement.
II. Subject to the exceptions and provisions hereinafter contained, a Pension will be granted to any Member of the Force, who has served ten years, at the rate of 15/60th of the Annual pay of his rank, provided he shall have been in receipt of the same for at least three years; otherwise, the Pension shall be calculated upon the average amount of pay received by such person during the three years next preceding the commencement of such Pension. Further, for every fall and complete year's service after ten years, an addition to the Annual Pension of 1/60 part shall be made for each additional year of such service.
III. All Pensions granted shall be payable in Hongkong or London, or in the principal towns of British India.
IV. Full Pensions will be granted only on the Candidates' conduct having been uniformly good. V. Should the Candidate's conduct not have been uniformly good, a modified l'ension, or Superannuation Allowance will be granted. Should his conduct have been decidedly bad, no Pension or Superannuation Allowance will be paid.
VI. A Superannuation Allowance in lieu of a Pension calculated at five times the amount of the Annual Pension may be granted if the applicant will be unable to draw his Pension at any of the places before mentioned, or on the application of the Grantee, at the discretion of His Excellency The Governor.
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VII. If any person receiving a Pension under these Regulations should be appointed to fill any Office in any Public Department, such Pension shall cease to be paid for any period subsequent to such appointinent if the annual amount of the profits of the Office to which he shall be appointed shall be equal to those of the Office formerly held by him; and in case it shall not be equal to those of his former Office, then no more of such Pension shall be paid to him than what with the Salary of his new appointment shall be equal to the profits of his former Office.
VIII. A Pension, or Retiring Allowance is granted only upon the condition that it becomes forfeited, and may be withdrawn by His Excellency the Governor, in any of the following casca
(a.) On the conviction of the Grantee for any indictable Offence.
(b.) On his knowingly associating with thieves or suspected persons.
(c.) On his refusing to give information and assistance to the Police whenever in his power, for the detection and apprehension of Criminals, and for the suppression of any disturbance of the public peace.
(d.) If he enter into or continue to carry on any business, occupation, or employment which shall be, in the opinion of His Excellency the Governor, disgraceful itself or injurious to the Public, or in which he shall make use of the fact of his former employment in the Police in a manner which His Excellency the Governor considers to be discreditable and improper.
Approved in Council, 17th March, 1874,
A. E. KENNEDY,
L. D'ALMADA » CASTRO, Clerk of Councils.
Governor.