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Form of Cath.
ORDINANCES Nos. 9. AND 10, OF 1882.
Police Force.
Pensions.
SCHEDULE B.
Questions to be put separately by the Police Magistrate to a person engaging or enlisting into the service of the Police Force of Hongkong.
1. What is your name.
2. In what place were you born.
3. What is your trade or calling.
4. Are you married.
5. Are you ruptured or lame? have you ever been subject to
fits or have you any disability or disorder which impedes the free
use of your limbs or unfits you for ordinary labor.
6.
Do
you belong to the Army or Navy or Militia.
7. Have you ever served in the Army or Navy, Militia or Volunteers.
8. Are you willing to serve in the Police of Hongkong for the term of five years from the date hereof.
do make oath that the above questions have been I separately put to me; that the answers thercio have been read over to me, and that they are the same that I gave and are true.
I do also make oath that I will well and faithfully serve Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors for the term of five years as of the Police Force of Hongkong, and will observe and obey all orders of Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, and of all Magistrates and Officers set over me. So help me God.
Witness, Sworn before me at
Form of Decla- ration.
I
Title.
Provision for Payment of Pensions
Signature,
this
day of Signature of Police Magistrate.
do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare that the above questions have been separately put to me; that the answers thereto have been read over to me, and that they are the same that I gave and are true.
I do also solemnly, sincerely and truly declare that I will well and faithfully serve Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors for the term of five years as
of the Police Force of Hongkong, and will observe and obey all orders of Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, and of all Magistrates and Officers set
over me.
Witness,
Declared before me at
this
Signature,
day of Signature of Police Magistrate, No. 10, or 1802.
An Ordinance to provide for the Payment of Pensions to
the Civil Servants of the Government of Hongkong
B
[3rd May, 1862.]
Bit enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. There shall be payable in every Year to Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, out of the General Revenue of the Colony
of
ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1869.
Police Pensions,
SIR RICHARD Graves MACDONNELL, Knight, C.B., Governor and Commander-in-Chief.
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No. 8 or 1869, not to apply to constabler
Hope Card Bed. go/1871.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of
with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for amending the Law relating to the Granting of Pensions and other Allowances to the Police Force.
[24th September, 1869.] WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Law relating to
Police Pensions: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:
1. Ordinance No. 9 of 1868, is hereby repealed. X
Title.
Preamble.
Repeal of No. 9 of 1868.
Sections 10
1862.
II. Sections X and XII of Ordinance No. 9 of 1862, are hereby Repeal of repealed except as to any Right acquired thereunder by any Inspector, Sergeant or Constable of the Police Force before the and 12 of 9 of Passing of this Ordinance.
III. Every Inspector, Sergeant or Constable of the Police Force Pree Passage shall at the Termination of each Service of Five Years for which or Bonus after
Five Years' he may be engaged, but subject to the Proviso hereinafter con-rice tained, be entitled to a free Passage from Hongkong to the Port nearest to the Place at which he may have been engaged for Service in the Force, or in lieu thereof, or in Case he shall have been engaged in Hongkong, he shall be entitled to a Sum by way of Bonus equal to Three Months' Pay of the Rank to which at
the Time he may belong; Provided always that he shall acquire Provise as to no Right to such free Passage or Bonus unless he shall have Notice. given Three Months' previous Notice to the Captain Superintendent of his Intention to leave the Force at the Expiration of such Service of Five Years, or unless he shall engage for a further Period of Five Years in which Case he shall be entitled to the said Bonus although he may not have given such Notice.
IV. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council from Timo to Time to regulate the General Conditions upon which, and the Manner in which Pensions, Superannuation Allowances, or other Relief, are to be granted to Members of the Police Force and to determine in each particular Case whether there shall or shall not be granted to any Member of the Police Force, a Pension, Super- annuation Allowance, or other Relief, and in the Event of the Governor in Council determining that there shall be granted to any Member of the Police Force, a Pension, Superannuation Allowance, or other Relief to further determine the Amount to be paid in Respect thereof and the Terms on which and the Manner in which the same shall be paid.
V.
Pensions,