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ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS

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Hongkong,

15th March

1910.

Report on Ordinance No..

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of 19 10

I have examined the accompanying Ordinance, entitled

An Ordinance to amend the Pension Ordinance, 1862

and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to

the Governor's Instructions

This Ordinance authorize s the Governor-in-Council to

retire a Public Officer at the age of sixty.

Under the existing Pension Rules there is a Rule (No.21)

declaring that the Governor-in-Council is empowered to require any

Judge or other Public Officer to retire" from the Public Service of

the Colony at any time after he attains the age of sixty years.

This rule is without any statutory authority and is

therefore ultra viree

This Ordinance was therefore introduced to give such ---