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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette

No. 33.

EXTRAORDINARY.

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Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, TUESDAY, 21ST JULY, 1891.

VOL. XXXVII.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-—No. 319.

The following Regulations, under Ordinance No. 14 of 1887, Sections 17 and 18, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th July, 1891.

W. M. GOODMAN,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

HONGKONG POLICE.

PENSION REGULATIONS.

The following Regulations, concerning the general conditions upon which Pensions, Superannuation Allow- ances, or other Relief are to be granted, under Section 17 of Ordinance No. 14 of 1887 to Subordinate Officers or Constables of the Police Force, are authorized by His Excellency the Governor in Council, this 20th day of July, 1891 :——

1. The Regulations made by the Governor in Council, on the 10th February, 1891, and Gazetted on the 28th February, 1891, are hereby repealed.

2. Subject to the exceptions and provisions hereinafter contained, a Pension will be granted to any Subordinate Officer or Constable of the Police Force, who has completed fifteen years' service, at a rate not exceeding 20/60ths of the Annual pay of his rank, provided he shall have been in receipt of the same for the last three years; otherwise, the pension shall be calculated upon the average amount of pay received by such person during the three years next preceding the commencement of such Pension. Further, for every full and complete year's service after fifteen years, an addition to the Annual Pension of 1/60th part of the average annual pay of his rank shall be made for each additional year of such service.

3. Any Subordinate Officer or Constable of the Police Force who may be invalided after serving ten complete years and under fifteen years, may (provided that such invaliding be not the consequence of intemperate or vicious habits) be granted a pension not exceeding 15/60s of the average Annual pay of his rank during the past three years' service, and 1/60 for each full and complete year's service after ten years.

4. Any Subordinate Officer or Constable of the Police Force who may be invalided as aforesaid before the completion of ten years' service may be granted a Gratuity not exceeding one month's pay for each complete year's service.

5. Subject to the exceptions and provisions hereinafter contained, a pension will be granted to any Subordinate Officer or Constable of the Police Force who joined previous to the 13th September, 1884, (excepting those who have joined, under or have accepted an agreement to serve fifteen years'