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Circular Memorandum No. 13/93

Secretary for the Civil Service

AP 299/7/6 (92)

810 3202

15 February 1993

Heads of Departments

HKA 016/1

22 FEB 1993

DESK OFFICE

REGISTY

PA

Action ex

Implementation of CSB Circular No. 7/93 Nomination of Spouse for Death Gratuity and Ex-gratia Payment

(Note: Distribution of this Circular

Memorandum is Scale C. It should be read by all Departmental Secretaries and all officers dealing with personnel matters)

Civil Service Branch

Circular No. 7/93 dated 15.2.93 announced the new arrangements for the nomination of spouse for death gratuity or ex-gratia payment, granted under the pensions legislation. This memorandum summarizes the new arrangements and advises departments of the procedures for processing of nomination and revocation forms (GF 594 and 595 respectively).

Summary of New Arrangements

2.

Your attention is invited

points concerning the implementation No. 7/93 :

to

the following of CSB Circular

(a) The new procedure aims to shorten the time taken for payment of a death gratuity or ex-gratia payment (if payable) to the nominated spouse of a deceased officer.

(b)

Nomination of spouse as recipient of death gratuity or ex-gratia payment is entirely voluntary.

If no nomination is made in response to this circular, the death gratuity or ex-gratia payment, if payable, will be paid to the deceased officer's legal personal representative.

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