### Widows and Orphans Pension Ordinance 《孤寡撫恤金條例》

22. Pension to widow, etc.
(1) The pension payable to the widow of a contributor shall cease on her death or remarriage. 
(2) If on the cessation under subsection (1) of such pension there are no pensionable children of the marriage of the widow with the contributor, such widow shall, for the purposes of this section, be considered as dead and the pension payable to her shall lapse. 
(3) If on the cessation under subsection (1) of such pension there are pensionable children of such marriage such pension shall be continued and paid as provided in section 21 to such children as if they have no living mother or stepmother entitled to a pension. 
(4) A widow of a contributor—
(a) may, if her husband dies in her lifetime, be paid the pension which was payable to her before her remarriage—
(i) where such pension lapsed under subsection (2), as from the day next following the date of the death of her husband; or 
(ii) where such pension became payable to the children of her marriage with the contributor under subsection (3), as from the date when the last of such children ceases to be pensionable; or 
(b) may, if she becomes entitled to a pension by virtue of her marriage with her husband, be paid such pension until the last of such children ceases to be pensionable, and may then be paid either such pension or the pension which was payable to her before her remarriage whichever is the greater (each pension being, for the purposes of this paragraph, calculated with the addition of any temporary increase attaching thereto). 
(5) Where under subsection (4)(b) a widow has become entitled to the pension which was payable to her before her remarriage, on such pension ceasing to be payable to her under subsection (1), the pensionable children of her marriage with her husband shall be entitled to the pension that would have been payable to her by virtue of her marriage with her husband. 
(6) For the purposes of this section—
husband (丈夫) means the husband of a widow of a contributor by any remarriage; 
pensionable (可享撫恤金) means eligible for pension. 
(Replaced 51 of 1971 s. 2)

### Widows and Orphans Pension Ordinance 《孤寡撫恤金條例》

23. Provision for case of divorce or separation
A wife whose marriage has been dissolved by a divorce which would be recognized as valid by a Hong Kong or a British court of justice shall, for the purposes of this Ordinance, be considered as dead; but where an officer has been separated from his wife, either judicially or by mutual consent, or otherwise, the directors may, having regard to the grounds of the separation and the subsequent conduct of both parties, grant a pension either to the widow or to the orphans if any, as they shall think the more desirable. 
(Amended 51 of 1911; 13 of 1912 Schedule; 33 of 1939 Schedule; 63 of 1999 s. 3)

24. Provision for case of widow and children of previous marriage
(1) When an officer dies leaving a widow and children other than issue of her marriage with the officer, such children shall be entitled each to a share or portion of 50% of the pension to which their mother would have been entitled had— (Amended 98 of 1994 s. 8) 
(a) she survived the officer; and 
(b) (where she is not the wife of the officer) she been the wife of the officer. (Replaced 3 of 1993 s. 43) 
(1A) The share or portion referred to in subsection (1) shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of section 21. (Added 3 of 1993 s. 43) 
(2) The widow of such officer shall be entitled to one-half of the pension to which she would have been entitled if there had been no such children; and when such children cease to be entitled to pension, then she shall be entitled to the whole of the pension which she would have received if there had been no such children. (Replaced 33 of 1939 Schedule) 
(3) If the widow dies leaving no issue of her marriage with the officer, the children other than such issue shall be entitled to such pensions as if the officer had not contracted such subsequent marriage. (Amended 51 of 1911; 13 of 1912 Schedule; 3 of 1993 s. 43) 
(4) If the widow dies leaving children such children shall, whether or not they are the issues of her marriage with the officer, be entitled each to a share or portion of the pension to which their mother was entitled, such share or portion being calculated in accordance with the provisions of section 21. (Amended 51 of 1911; 13 of 1912 Schedule; 3 of 1993 s. 43)

### Widows and Orphans Pension Ordinance 《孤寡撫恤金條例》

25. Pension to children of widower
The children of a widower who is or becomes a contributor shall be entitled on his death to the pension to which they would have been entitled if their mother had been living at the time of his becoming liable to contribute. 
(Amended 33 of 1939 Schedule)

26. Mode and condition of payment of pension
The pension payable to any person entitled thereto shall begin upon the death of the officer or of his widow, as the case may be, and shall accrue daily and shall be paid monthly. But before any such payment, it shall be lawful for the directors to require proof that any widow or child is alive and entitled to the pension claimed by such widow or child. 
(Amended 50 of 1911; 51 of 1911; 12 of 1912 Schedule; 13 of 1912 Schedule)

27. Payment on behalf of minors
(1) In any case in which a minor is entitled to payment of a pension or portion of a pension, it shall be lawful for the directors to appoint a fit and proper person to whom such pension shall be paid on behalf of such minor. (Amended 50 of 1911; 12 of 1912 Schedule) 
(2) Such appointment shall be in writing under the hand of at least three of the directors, and the receipt of such person shall be a legal discharge for the payment of such pension or portion thereof.

28. Payment on behalf of minors in case of desertion
If the widow of any officer ceases to assist, deserts or abandons a child who would be entitled on her death to draw pension, and who may be in a state of poverty or destitution, the directors may, in their discretion, pay to a fit and proper person on behalf of such child such proportion of the pension as they may think fit in each case, and the widow shall have no further claim on the directors in respect thereof. 
(Amended 50 of 1911; 51 of 1911; 12 of 1912 Schedule; 13 of 1912 Schedule; 33 of 1939 Schedule)