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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 9,

Pension of certain judges.

Officers

enjoying private practice.

Gratuity and reduced pension.

of computation under this regulation, be deemed to be ser- vice on the highest pensionable emoluments paid to such officer in that office or class; and provided further that when an officer has received promotion within three years of the date of his retirement his pension may be calculated as if he had not been so promoted if this should be to his advantage.

12. (1) A judge who prior to his appointment as judge held no office in the service of this Colony and who has held the office of judge for a continuous period of not less than seven years may on his retirement be granted a pension at the rate of one hundred and eighty seven-hundred-and-twen- tieths (180/720ths) of his pensionable emoluments with an addition of two seven-hundred-and-twentieths (2/720ths) in respect of each complete month of pensionable service in excess of seven years until three hundred and forty-eight seven-hundred-and-twentieths (318/720ths) is reached and with the further addition of one seven-hundred-and-twentieth (1/720th) in respect of each complete month of such service in excess of fourteen years, subject to the limit prescribed in section 11 of the Ordinance.

(2) A judge who immediately prior to his appointment as judge held an office in the service of this Colony other than that of judge and has been in the service of this Colony for a continuous period of not less than ten years (including his service as a judge) may on his retirement be granted at his option-

either a pension at the rate of two seven-hundred-and- twentieths (2/720ths) of his pensionable emoluments in re- spect of each complete month of pensionable service as judge. together with one seven-hundred-and-twentieth (1/720th) of the pensionable emoluments payable to him immediately prior to his appointment as judge in respect of each com- plete month of pensionable service prior to such appointment with an addition to such last-mentioned service of a period which shall bear the same proportion to five years as the period of his service prior to such appointment bears to his total service in the Colony;

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or a pension computed at the rate prescribed in regulation

subject in either case to the limit prescribed in section 11 of the Ordinance.

13. Except in cases where a claim to pension has been acknowledged or sanctioned by the Secretary of State or by the Governor in Council, no pension shall be granted under these regulations to any officer whose whole time is not given to the public service or to any professional officer who is allowed the private practice of his profession, but if any such officer is removed from the service of this Colony in consequence of the abolition of his office, there may be granted to him a pension at such reduced rate as the Secretary of State may sanction.

14. (1) An officer to whom a pension is granted under the Ordinance shall, if he has exercised his option as herein- after provided, but not otherwise, be paid in lieu of such pension, a pension at the rate of three-fourths of such pension together with a gratuity equal to ten times the amount of the annual reduction so made in the pension.

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