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eligible for benefits under and in accordance with the Scheme (and are referred to as "entitled officers"). officers who apply to become members of HMOCS before 30 June 1992 and are subsequently accepted as such members will be treated as falling with para 3 (b) above.

4. Judges in Hong Kong (ie judges of the Supreme Court and any court to which appeals lie from the Supreme Court and judges of the District Court) who:

(a) satisfy the condition set out in paragraph 3 (a) above and

(b) either were accepted by or on behalf of the Secretary of

State on or before 30 June 1992 as members of HMOCS or Her Majesty's Overseas Judiciary (HMOJ), or were individually informed on or before 30 June 1992 by or on behalf of the Secretary of State that they would be treated in the same manner as a member of HMOCS,

other than judges referred to in paragraph 6 below, will also be eligible as entitled officers for benefits under and in accordance with the Scheme.

5. Members of HMOCS and judges to whom paragraph 4 refers who on 30 June 1997 are seconded for service outside Hong Kong or to a non-Government organisation within Hong Kong will be treated in the same way as other entitled officers.

OFFICERS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS UNDER THE SCHEME

6. The following categories of officers and judges are not eligible for benefits under the Scheme:

(i) officers and judges who have reached normal retirement

age on or before 30 June 1997;

(ii)

officers and judges on leave pending retirement on 30 June 1997;

(iii) officers seconded or temporarily transferred to Hong

Kong;

(iv)

officers who have received any benefit under the Compensation Scheme for Certain Pensionable Officers promulgated by the Government of Hong Kong and published as an Annex to Civil Service Branch Circular No 24/87 of 9 December 1987.

CALCULATION FOR BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER THE SCHEME

7.(1) A Calculation will be made of a notional maximum sum for which each entitled officer would be eligible under the Scheme using the factors appropriate to the age and pensionable service of the officer in the relevant Table.

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