allowed to bachelors; but I think we should not allow refunds at all to married men as we directed the amendment of the
allowed Trinidad Ord: which formally did this, on the ground that it was desirable to prevent the possibility
any
ex-
curl
tim
servant leaving would therefore leave S.1 3 provided for.
har.
with Small lamin on
of the Ord: as it stands!. But I would say
with
ref. 2 of this desp: reference to that in order to reduce the excessive number of
Methoscural if res the fund to the officers retiring after very short service, it might be desirable that the subordinate officers referred to should
in the first instance be appointed on probation for a year's during which period they would not be contributors to the fund,
by definition of public officer in S.2 only permanent public officers contribute.
a.o
to par: 3
I would refer
to
with reference 2180/02 and 39974/02 and repeat the warning given in desp: on 21800/02 as to the necessity of a careful medical examination before any person is
appointed permanently to the Hong Kong Service as the appointment of unhealthy persons
only increases the pension charges on the fund.
the charges
I think
W
P
C
more
103
thin
are less than a quarter of the total withdrawals so that the admission of ... to the fund does not account for the excessive number from the last part of enclosure Ath
withdrawals. It appears that only some of the bachelors have been allowed a refund of half their contribution which is $37 and we should tell the Governor that that section was intended for
to imply available
app!
on
bachelors leaving the service whether voluntary retirement or dismissal and that it should be amended so as to make this clear. The
particulars
given in enclosure B. and in enclosures in 12174/03 a slight
though few in number would be a
At Actuary
assistance in answering the question originally put to him in letter
Send to me on 34653/03
on 1
Young with
10913/03/har:4.
to letter ref a duplicate of this despatch and enclosures and copy of enclosure in
Together
with copies of 10913/03
12174/03
And desp: on 34653/03 say that we propose, 1) write to
Governor to be lines of above on him and ask him to proceed as proposed by him in 34653/03 taking into consideration; and ask him also to advise
to what rule should be adopted the commutation of widow's pensions wise S.20 of the Ord, as the s. as it stands seems hardly satisfactory.
LAKI **
feif
as well
The
the enclosed statistics do not throw
on the peculiarities of ... what they show that whereas
fund but
WM
the Chinese form rather more
quarter of the
Eine total member-
up of the fund is by Chinese withdrawals
[The above is the result of a discussion
the matter with Mr Young whom I have met during my
sug 18/80/on
17 at once holidays!]