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d. That half pay is granted for the period on leave, and the return passage of the Applicant defrayed. These amounts will be paid on the Applicant's return to the Colony and re enlistment.
e. The number of men on leave will be limited at the discretion of His Excellency the
Governor.
f. On the Applicant's return he will be sworn in under §§ 8 and 13 of Ordinance 14 of 1887,
for a further period of five years' service, and re-instated in bis relative position. III.--Members of the Force who are drawing allowance for knowledge of Chinese will be allowed to draw half the allowance when on half pay leave.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 319.
The following Regulations, under Ordinance No. 14 of 1887, Sections 17 and 18, are published for general information,
W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police
By Command,
W. M. GOODMAN, Acting Colonial Secretary,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th July, 1891.
HONGKONG POLICE.
PESSION REGULATIONS.
POLICE BARRACKS,
HONGKONG, 9th July, 1888.
Approved by the Governor in Conncil this 20th day of August, 1888.
ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
HONGKONG.
The following Regulations, concerning the general conditions upon which Pensions, Superannuatim Allmx- unces, or other Relief are to be granted, under Section 17 of Ordinance No. 14 of 1887 to Subordinate Officers or Constables of the Police Force, are authorized by His Excellency the Governor in Council, this 20th day of July, 1891 :----
1. The Regulations made by the Governor in Council, on the 10th February, 1891, and Gazetted on the 28th February, 1891, are hereby repealed.
2. Subject to the exceptions and provisions hereinafter contained, a Pension will be granted to any Subordinate Officer or Constable of the Police Force, who has completed fifteen years' service, at a rate not exceeding 20/00% 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 vyear's service after fifteen years, an ad lition to the Annual Pension of 1/60 part of the average annual pay of his rank shall be made for each additional year of such service.
3. Any Subordinate Officer or Constable of the Police Force who may be invalided after serving ten complete years and under fifteen years, may (provided that such invaliding be not the consequenc? of intemperate or vicious habits) be granted a pension not exceeding 15/60% of the average Annual pay of his rank during the past three years' service, and 1/60 for each full and complete year's service after ten years.
4. Any Subordinate Officer or Constable of the l'olice Force who may be invalided as aforesaid before the completion of ten years' service may be granted a Gratuity not exceeding oac month's pay for each complete year's service.
pay
5. Subject to the exceptions and provisions hereinafter contained, a pension will be granted to any Subordinate Officer or Constable of the Police Force who joined previous to the 13th September, 1884, (excepting those who have joined under or have accepted an agreement to serve fifteen years' before becoming entitled to a pension) who has served ten years, at the rate of 15/60th of the Annual 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 aniount 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 ten years, an addition to the Annual Pension of 1/60th part of the average annual pay of his rank shall be made for each additional year of such service.
6. Extra pay for acting appointments will in no case be taken into consideration in determining the amounts of Pension or Gratuity.
7. Time spent on leave with half salary, provided it does not exceed 1/6th of resident service, shall be reckoned for pension purposes at the rate of one mouth for every two months of such leave, but absence without salary or beyond 1/6th of resident service shall not be reckoned at all.
8. All Pensions granted shall be payable in Hongkong or London, or in the principal towns of
British India.
9. Full Pensions or Gratuities will be granted only on the Applicant's conduct having been uniformly good.