Hong Kong Regulations

WIDOWS AND ORPHANS PENSION (APPLICATION) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 3

Categories of persons to whom the term "officer" applies

Caution: This is a past version. See the current version here.

As from the material date the term "officer" in the Ordinance shall apply,
subject to regulations 4 and 5, to the following- (L.N. 232 of 1976; 3 of 1993
s. 44)

   (a)  the Governor if he was a contributor under the Ordinance immediately
        before his appointment as Governor;

   (b)  the Governor's private secretaries and aides-de-camp if they were
        contributors under the Ordinance immediately before they held these
        positions or if they are also the holders of established offices
        entitling them to contribute; (36 of 1987 s. 50)

   (c)  every male holder of an established office; (36 of 1987 s. 50)

   (d)  every male person serving on probation in an established  office; and
        (36 of 1987 s. 50)

   (e)  every male person serving on agreement in any office in the public
        service under the Government for a period of 2 1/2 years or more:
        (L.N. 87 of 1973) Provided that-

        (i)    the said term shall not apply to any person specified in
               paragraph (c), (d) or (e) who is in receipt of a salary of less
               than $4440 per annum, or if at the time of his appointment to
               such office he has attained the age of 49 years; (17 of 1963 s.
               7(a))

        (ii)   this regulation shall not apply to any person in any of the
               following posts, that is to say, police constable, constable
               Hawker Control Force, fireman, assistant officer Class II,
               detective district watchman, district watchman, ambulanceman
               and assistant revenue officer;

(17 of 1963 s. 7(b); L.N. 191 of 1970; L.N. 6 of 1972; L.N. 87 of 1973)

        (iii)  this regulation shall not apply to any police officer who was
               in the public service at the material date and whose salary did
               not suffer abatement under the Ordinance unless and until such
               officer is promoted, or elects to become a contributor as from
               the material date by written notice to that effect given to the
               Director of Accounting Services within 1 month from the
               material date; and (L.N. 16 of 1977)

        (iv)   an agreement officer who is at the material date in the public
               service or shall thereafter join it shall be bound by this
               regulation only if he fails to give written notice to the
               Director of Accounting Services that he does not desire this
               regulation apply to him. Such notice shall be given within 3
               months- (G.N.A. 92 of 1957; L.N. 87 of 1973; L.N. 16 of 1977)

        (x)    from the material date; or

   (y)  from the date of assumption of duty; or

   (z)  in the case of an offer of employment as an agreement officer where
        such employment is to begin from a date which has already passed, from
        the date of acceptance of such offer, whichever is the latest.