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(b) the scale of duty as aforesaid shall remain three per centum until a resolution shall have been passed by Legislative Council under sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Betting Duty Ordinance, 1931.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this roth day of November, 1949-

fettament

Clerk of Councils.

HONG KONG

No. 50 OF 1949-

assent.

Governor.

8th December, 1949.

An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law regulating the granting of pensions, gratuities and other allowances in respect of public service.

[9th December, 1949.]

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice

and consent of the Legislative Council thereof;

1940.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Pensions Ordinance, Short title.

tion

2. (r) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise Interpreta- requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say:-

which-

"pensionable office" means-

(a) in respect of service in this Colony an office

() by virtue of provision for the time being in force in an Order made by the Governor in Council and published in the Gazelle, is declared to be a pensionable office; and any such