Hong Kong Ordinances

PENSION BENEFITS (JUDICIAL OFFICERS) ORDINANCE - SECT 36

Grant of short service gratuity

(1) If a pension cannot be granted to an officer whose service under the
Government is less than the qualifying service specified in section 7 or 12,
he shall be granted, on retirement from the public  service, a
short service gratuity at the prescribed rate in respect of his service.

(2) Short service gratuity granted to an officer is payable to him as soon as
possible after retirement. (Enacted 1988)