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appropriate, for their consent to the payment of contrib- utions under the Teachers (Superannuation) Act, 1937, or the Teachers (Superannuation)

(Scotland)

Regulations, 1957, as the case may be. It is understood that consent is normally given and, in that event, an officer is required to pay both the employee's and the employer's share of the contributions.

22. VACCINATIONS

All officers (and the wife and family of a married officer) proceeding to Hong Kong shall be in possession of valid certificates or vaccination against smallpox and cholera. They are also advised to vaccinated against the enteric fevers and poliomeylitis. Officers are personnally respon- sible for any charges that may be incurred in obtaining vaccinations for themselves or their families.

23. MARRIAGE OF WOMEN OFFICERS

(i)

Women officers who intend to marry should inform their department, and the head of their grade, if appropriate, giving at least one month's notice. (ii) A woman officer appointed on contract terms who

married during her contract, will be permitted to serve out the remaining portion of her contract and reneive the appropriate benefits, i.e. gratuity/ resettlement grant and vacation leave. She will be granted an outward passage to her country of origin, unless she was already eligible for such passages under the terms of her husband's employment.

However, a woman officer who fails to complete her contract satisfactory will forfeit her vacation leave and her gratuity/resettlement grant; in the case of an overseas woman officer, she will be obliged to refund the unearned portion of her outward passage costs and will not be provided with a passage back to her country of origin from Government funds.

(iii) On marriage a woman officer loses all benefits on

quarters and housing. She will continue to receive free medical or dental treatment for herself, but not for her family.

24, MARRIAGE OF BACHELORS

If an officer, who is a bachelor at the time of his first appointment, wishes to marry before the expiry of his agreement or before he is confirmed to the pensionable establishment, he requires the approval of the Establishment Secretary for the grant of additional passages for his family and for eligibility for married quarters. 25. PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT (officers on probation only)

(i)

Retiring benefits are granted in accordance with the provisions of the Hong Kong Fensions legislation. Pension is earned at the rate of 1/600th of pension- able eroluments for each complete month of pensionable service, subject to a maximum rate of two-thirds of the highest pensionable emoluments drawn at any time during service. For the purpose of penion comput- ation, the actual pensionable emoluments enjoyed at the rate of retirement are taken unless a change of office occurs within the period of three years prior to retirement when the penionable emoluments fall to 21/...