CO129-509-4 Hong Kong Government officers- conditions of service and pensions 20-1-1928 - 17-9-1928 — Page 12

(30149/27)

No.2

18.

Furthermore, it should be

appreciated that there are two important

points in which the superannuation

benefits in Hong Kong fall short of those

given by the great majority of Colonial

Governments. I allude to the provision of

death gratuity and the grant of facilities

for taking a gratuity and reduced pension.

I suggest that, instead of the proposal

In Cecil Clement"

made in your despatch No.125 of the 16th

of March, 1927, you should consider the

Common

adoption of the ordinary arrangement

(amon

whereby the gratuity fá year's

pensionable emoluments is payable to the

estate of any pensionable officer who dies

in the service after having been confirmed

in his appointment or (in some cases)

after having completed not less than five

years' pensionable service.

It is an

important feature of this arrangement that

the gratuity is paid to the estate

irrespective of whether the officer actually

leaves dependents, and can be disposed of

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