The Hong Kong (Overseas Public Servants) Act 1996 (c. 2) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act sets out pensions for public servants in then British Hong Kong for after the handover of Hong Kong to ensure that public servants in Hong Kong continued to receive pensions from the British Government.
Provisions The act allows for the Secretary of State, to make payments to supplement pensions for Hong Kong overseas public servants.
Additionally, the act allows for an Order in Council under this act to make provision for the amount of payments given.
An Order in Council may make different provision in relation to different cases, may except specified cases from any of its provisions, and may contain provisions which are incidental or supplementary.
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