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(2) A subordinate officer who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to any criminal offence which in the opinion of the Commissioner is serious enough to warrant his dismissal shall not, as from that time when he is found or pleads guilty as aforesaid, be paid any emoluments of his office pending the consideration of the case in accordance with rules made under section 16.

14. Punishment of officer guilty of criminal offence

(1) If in criminal proceedings before any court a member is found guilty of or pleads guilty to any criminal offence and any appeal or other application for review of those proceedings is dismissed or abandoned or withdrawn, the member concerned may be punished-

(a) if a senior officer, in accordance with Colonial Regulations and Hong Kong Regulations;

(b) if a subordinate officer, in the appropriate manner prescribed by rules made under section 16.

(2) In section 13 and in subsection (1) of this section, "criminal proceedings" and "criminal offence" include, respectively-

(a) criminal proceedings in, and

(b) a criminal offence against the law of,

any place outside Hong Kong.

15. Saving in respect of Colonial Regulations and Hong Kong Regulations

Nothing in this Part shall be construed to preclude-

(a) the summary dismissal of any member in accordance with Colonial Regulations and Hong Kong Regulations;

(b) the termination of the employment in accordance with Colonial Regulations of any member on the grounds that, having regard to the conditions of the public service, the usefulness of the member thereto and all other circumstances of the case, such termination is desirable in the public interest.

16. Disciplinary rules

(1) The Governor may make rules for all or any of the following matters-

(a) the acts and omissions which shall be disciplinary offences on the part of any member;

(b) the procedure to be followed where-

(i) a disciplinary offence is alleged to have been committed by any subordinate officer;

(ii) a subordinate officer is found guilty of or pleads guilty to a criminal offence as defined in section 14(2);