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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

No. S. 207.-The following bill as amended in Committee of the Legislative Council is published for information in accordance with the Standing Orders:--

C.S.O. 3143/30.

A BILL

No. 24-27.4.31.-7.] [9.6.32.—3.]

Short title.

Interpreta- tion,

INTITULED

An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law regulating the granting of Pensions. Gratuities and other Allowances in respect of public service.

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:

ance,

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Pensions Ordin-

1932.

2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires,

(a) "Officer" includes a judge of the Supreme Court. (b) "Pensionable office" means—

(i) in respect of service in this Colony, an office which has been declared by Government notification in the Gazette to be pensionable and has not been declared by subsequent notification in the Gazette to be nonpensionable;

Provided that any office may be declared to be pension able only to the holder indicated in the notification relating to such office.

(ii) in respect of other public service, an office which is a pensionable office under the law or regulations in foret relating to such service.

(c) "Pensionable emoluments" means-

(i) in respect of service in this Colony the salary attached to a pensionable office together with any personal allowance equivalent to salary which may have been granted to the holder of such office. In the case of every officer holding pensionable office and serving in this Colony on or after the 17th day of September, 1928, if he is either in a class eligible for Government quarters or rent allowance, or entitled to free quarters, but not otherwise, there shall be added an allowance to be reckoned as equal to one-sixth of the salary of the officer, or to £200 a year, in the case of a sterling salary, or to $2,000 a year, in the case of a dollar salary, whichever sum is less: Provided that in the case of a European matron of or European nursing sister in a Govern- ment hospital, who is entitled to free quarters, the allowance shall be reckoned as equal to one-sixth of her salary or to £50 a year, whichever sum is greater.