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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 12, 1934.

in and for such calculation the salary of the officer and any other emoluments enjoyed by him which would have been pen- sionable had he been pensionable shall be regarded.

(2) The conditions to be fulfilled, as mentioned in para- graph (1) of this regulation, are,-

(a) the officer's service must be unbroken; and

(b) such service must be not less than fifteen years; and

(c) either the age of the officer upon his retirement must be not less than 55 years, or his retirement must be on a certificate from the head of his department and from three Government medical officers that he is incapable, by reason of some infirmity of mind or body, of discharging the duties of his office and that such infirmity is likely to be permanent.

Provided that the foregoing condition (c) shall not apply in the case of an officer who retires because his services are no longer required by the Government.

(3) In lieu of the grant of such annual allowance there Commuta- may be granted to such officer, with the approval of the tion. Governor, a capital sum equal to the amount of five of the annual payments, but no such capital sum shall ordinarily be paid in any case of retirement on the ground of ill-health.

Provided that any such officer whose salary scale has a minimum of less than $420 per annum may in lieu of such allowance be granted, if he so desires, an annual allowance at the rate of three-fourths of such allowance together with a gratuity equal to ten times the amount of the annual reduction so made in the allowance.

3. The provisions of regulation No. 2 of these Regulations Allowances, shall apply to every non-pensionable officer serving in this etc., to non-

pensionable Colony at or after the commencement of the Pensions Ordin- officers with ance, 1932, whose service is found to be not less than ten not less than 10 years but years but less than fifteen years, with the following modi- less than 15 fications,-

(a) the limit of "one-half" shall be substituted for the limit of "three-fourths" in paragraph (1); and

(b) "ten years' shall be substituted for "fifteen years"

in paragraph (2) (b).

years service.

does not

allowance.

4. Every non-pensionable officer serving in the Colony Gratuity at or after the commencement of the Pensions Ordinance, where service 1932, whose case is not otherwise provided for by these qualify for Regulations, and every person so serving and paid at daily rates or out of an open vote who is found to have completed not less than ten years unbroken and faithful service, may on termination of his service be granted a gratuity of an amount determined by the Governor in Council in each case.

in certain

5.-(1) A gratuity of an amount determined by the Gov- Gratuity to ernor in Council in each case, which except in special circum- dependants stances will not exceed one month's salary in respect of each cases. complete period of three years' service, may be granted to the dependants of

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