Hong Kong Regulations

PENSIONS REGULATIONS - REGULATION 33

Allowance in certain cases to hospital matrons and nursing-sisters, with other services

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 63 of 1999 s. 3

Where a European matron or a European nursing-sister has been employed in
other public service as a qualified nursing- sister or matron, which
employment was obtained by or through the Overseas Nursing Association, and
has held an established office under the Government on or at any time after 1
January 1926, as a matron or nursing-sister in a Government hospital for a
period, which need not be continuous, of not less than 3 years, and she is not
eligible in respect of such period or any part thereof for pension, gratuity
or other retiring allowance under the regulations contained in Parts II and
IV, but her aggregate service under the Government and in other public service
as aforesaid make up a period, which need not be continuous, of not less than
15 years, or 10 years if she is compelled by reason of ill-health, not caused
by her own misconduct, to relinquish her overseas nursing career, she may,
subject as hereinafter provided, on her ultimate retirement from the
public service be granted an allowance calculated at the rate of 8 shillings
and 4 pence per annum, if retiring before 1 April 1951, and at the rate of one
pound per annum if retiring on or after that date, for each complete month of
her pensionable service under the Government in respect of which she is not
otherwise eligible for pension, gratuity or other allowance under Parts II and
IV, as aforesaid: (G.N.A. 93 of 1953; G.N.A. 107 of 1955) Provided that,
except in the case of retirement, which in the opinion of the Chief Executive
is ultimate retirement on account of infirmity of mind or body, or which is
from a British colony in which the age of voluntary retirement is less than 50
years, no such allowance shall be payable until the matron or nursing-sister
attains the age of 50 years; and provided further that the grant of every
allowance under this regulation shall be dependent on the production to the
satisfaction of the Chief Executive of certificates of satisfactory service in
respect of each term of service making up the minimum period of 15 years or 10
years, as the case may be, and that the total allowance drawn by a matron or
nursing-sister from all sources in respect of her nursing career shall not
exceed two-thirds of the highest pensionable emoluments drawn by her at any
time in the course of her service under the Government or in other
public service. (G.N.A. 90 of 1960; 63 of 1999 s. 3)

(36 of 1987 s. 49)