TNAG-2437-FCO40-3539-Authority-for-retirement-of-civil-servants-in-Hong-Kong-prio-1992 — Page 78

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In reply please quote this ref.: PF 3860 IV (S/F)

* Your Ref.:

1 Tel.:

867 2126

Secretary for the Civil Service

(Attn: Mr K O Shipley, CBE, JP,

DS (CS) Appts)

11/F, West Wing, CGO

Hong Kong

Dear Mr Shipley,

REGISTRAR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 20TH FLOOR, 66 QUEENSWAY, HONG KONG.

11th June 1991

{(AS) A

Piscount Pennen Schai.

при

& Seele byt advin where appropene bef drasting & rply, see my

Retirement: Authority

rumauti ait,

Please refer to your letter BRO/0/1 II of 11.3.91.

I have recently received a copy of Secretariat Internal Circular No. 4/91, dated 4.6.91, reference CSO/ADM CR 4/3221/90 (91) Pt. 2, on the subject of "Delegation of the Governor's Power of Appointment".

Paragraph 1 of the circular quotes Article XIV of the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917 to 1990, which provides that

"The Governor may

appoint such

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public officers as may lawfully be appointed, all of whom shall, unless otherwise provided by law, hold their offices during our pleasure."

As an officer serving under the Pension Benefits Ordinance, Cap. 99, in my case it is "provided by law" in section 10 thereof that

"The retirement age of a serving officer

shall be when he attains the age of 60 years

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Section 10 is the only one which stipulates retirement age, and is in fact so headlined.

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