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(c) For officers appointed locally
Full salary will be paid from the date of assumption of duty in Hong Kong.
Salaries are payable in local currency, i.e. Hong Kong dollars. and are paid monthly in arrears.
Emoluments received in Hong Kong are subject to local taxation.
The salary of an officer is liable to deductions under Sections 5; 7; 8; 15; 17 and 26.
ADVANCE OF SALARY ON FIRST APPOINTMENT
All officers on first appointment to Hong Kong who are selected from outside the territory (i.e. not engaged locally) may, in accordance with Hong Kong Establishment Regulations, receive an advance of salary, in a round sum, not exceeding half of one month's salary and an interest-free advance of salary of HK$960 as a means of assistance towards the purchase of essential kit. The former advance will normally be recovered in wree equal monthly instalments commencing from the month following that in which the advance is made. The latter advance is to be repaid within 12 months of the officer's arrival in the Colony. Applications for both advances should be made in writing to the Crown Agents in the United Kingdom, or in other countries to the authority who acts on behalf of the Hong Kong Government; this is normally the Government in a Colonial Territory, the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom in other Commonwealth countries and Her Majesty's Consul or Consul- General in Foreign countries.
6. LANGUAGE QUALIFICATION DURING FIRST TOUR OF RESIDENT SERVICE
(ON FIRST APPOINTMENT)
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The person engaged, if appointed on probation to any grade, or on agreement to certain grades, and if under the age of 40 years, will be required after arrival in Hong Kong to attend an eleven week full-time" course in spoken Chinese (Cantonese) at the Government Language School, as soon as the exigencies of the service permit. Upon completion of this course he will sit for the first Cantonese Colloquial Certificate, the possession of which is a pre-requisite for renewal of agreement in certain
If he is over grades or for confirmation to the pensionable establishment”. the age of 40 years on the date of his first arrival in Hong Kong, he will not be required to study the Language but may, with approval, attend voluntary classes at the Government Language School if he so wishes.
MEDICAL AND DENTAL ATTENTION IN THE COLONY
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Medical attention is provided free of charge for officers and their families whilst in the Colony but hospital maintenance charges are made. Dental treatment (extractions and fillings) is also provided free of charge, but charges are made for dentures and dental appliances. Spectacles are not provided by Government.
For the purpose of this Section, "family" means the officer's wife, sons under the age of 19 years and unmarried daughters under the age of 21 years.
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