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CAP. 99]

Pension Benefits

[1988 Ed.

Grant of additional pension on abolition of office or compulsory retirement

16. (1) An additional pension at the prescribed rate shall be granted to an officer-

(a) who retires under section 11(1)(d) on abolition of his office; or

(b) who is compulsorily retired under section 11(1)(g).

(2) An additional pension granted to an officer under subsection (1) shall be payable when a pension is paid to him.

Grant of pension benefits in respect of service while on abnormal duty

17. (1) Where an officer is serving-

(a) as an officer or member of the Royal Hong Kong Regiment under the Royal Hong Kong Regiment Ordinance (Cap. 199);

(b) as a member of the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force under the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force Ordinance (Cap. 233);

(c) as an officer or member of the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force under the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force Ordinance (Cap. 198); or

(d) as a member of the Essential Services Corps under the Essential Services Corps Ordinance (Cap. 197),

and is injured or killed in such circumstances that a pension, gratuity or other award is grantable in respect of such service, a pension, gratuity or other award may at the option of the officer or the beneficiary of the deceased officer be granted-

(i) under sections 14 and 15 or section 19, as may be appropriate, in like manner as if his service had been public service under the Government within the meaning of this Ordinance and as if he had been injured, or had died, in the like circumstances while in service; or

(ii) under any Ordinance mentioned in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) that is applicable.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)-

(a) where the beneficiaries of a deceased officer consist of-

(i) his spouse and one or more children of such spouse;

(ii) his spouse and one or more children of such spouse and one or more children of a previous spouse or spouses; or

(iii) his spouse and one or more children of a previous spouse or spouses,

the option shall be exercised by the spouse save that if the Director of Accounting Services is of opinion that the option exercised by the spouse is less beneficial to the interests of the beneficiaries as a whole than if the spouse had opted differently the Director of Accounting Services may direct that the spouse shall be deemed to have exercised the option which is more beneficial as aforesaid and the pension, gratuity or other award shall be payable as if the spouse had in fact so opted;