Enclosure in Governor Sir George F. Bowen's despatch n. 11 of 15th January, 1881
Regulations made by the Governor in Council, in pursuance of Section 4 of Ordinance No. 8 of 1869, for the granting of Police Pensions.
1. The following Regulations apply to all Inspectors, Sergeants, Sergeant Interpreters, and Constables of the Police Force who join after the present date; excepting those who have enlisted under special agreement.
2. Subject to the exceptions and provisions hereinafter contained, a Pension will be granted to any Member of the Force, who has completed fifteen years' service, at a rate not exceeding 20/60 of the Annual pay of his rank, provided he shall have been in receipt of the same for the last 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 full and complete year's service after fifteen years, an addition to the Annual Pension of 1/60 part shall be made for each additional year of such service.
3. Any Member of the Force who may be invalided after serving ten complete years and under fifteen years, may (provided that such invaliding be not the consequence of intemperate or vicious habits) be granted a Pension not exceeding 15/60th of the average Annual pay of his rank during the past three years for ten years' service, and 1/60th for each full and complete year's service after ten years.
4. Any Member of the Force who may be invalided as aforesaid before the completion of ten years' service may be granted a Gratuity not exceeding one month's pay for each complete year's service.
5. Extra pay for acting appointments will in no case be taken into consideration in determining the amounts of Pension or Gratuity.
6. All Pensions granted shall be payable in Hongkong or London, or in the principal towns of British India.
7. Full Pensions or Gratuities will be granted only on the Candidate's conduct having been uniformly good.
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8. Should the Candidate's conduct not have been uniformly good, a modified Pension, or Gratuity will be granted. Should his conduct have been decidedly bad, no Pension or Gratuity will be paid.
9. A Commuted Payment, calculated at five times the amount of the Annual Pension, may be granted in lieu of a Pension, 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.
10. 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 appointment if the annual amount of the profits of
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