with the instructions
contained in
Your
Lordship's despatch No 104 of the 19th of May.
A new heading "general
character has been added
to the Paper of Particulars
for pensioners, as suggested in the 4th paragraph of Your Lordship's despatch.
I have the honour to be
My Lord, Your Lordship's Moot: Obectient; Humble Servant; Blyton Barker
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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.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th July, 1891.
HONGKONG POLICE.
PENSION REGULATIONS,
W. M. GOODMAN,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
The following Regulations, concerning the general conditions upon which Pensions, Superannuation Allone- ances, 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 Conncil, this 20th day of July, 1891 :---
1. The Regulations made by the Governor in Council, on the 10th February, 1891, aul Gazette I on the 28th February, 1891, are hereby repealed.
2. Subject to the exceptions and provisions hereinafter contained, a Pension will be granted to jany Subordinate Officer or Constable of the Police 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 pay received by such person during the three years next preceding the commencetunt of such Pension. Further, for every full and complete year's service after fifteen years, an ad lition to th Annual Pension of 1/60 part of the average annual pay of his rank shall be made for each additional year of such service.
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3. Any Subordinate Officer or Constable of the Police Force who may be invalidel after serving ten complete years and under fifteen years, may (provided that such invaliding be not the consegnene · 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 1/60th for each full and complete year's service after ten years.
4. Any Subordinate Officer or Constable of the Police Force who may be invalided as aforesaid before the completion of ten years' service may be grauted a Gratuity not exceeding one mouth's pay for each complete year's service.
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/GUths 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 your's service after ten years, an addition 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.
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 ou leave with half salary, provided it does not exceed 1/6 of resident service, shall be reckoned for pension purposes at the rate of one month 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.
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