HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
VACANCY FORM
Indent No.
Judiciary..
HK 14/78
Department
1. Vacant office(s):
The office is //not* on the
pensionable establishment.
2. Cause and date of vacancy/vacancies:
One District Judge
Promotion of Mr. Justice F. Addison to Judge of the High Court on 10th May 1978.
3. When required:
4. Passage arrangements:
5. Duties of office:
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years.
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By air. The officer will be required to sign passage agreement with the Crown-Agen Governments and Administrations undertaking to refund the cost of passages to Hong Kong in the
failing to serve in Hong Kong for a period of
To adjudicate upon cases heard in the District Court. District Court has a limited and civil jurisdiction. maximum sentence which can be imposed by a District Judge is 7 years' imprisonment and the civil jurisdiction is limited to claims where the subject matter of the claim is not in excess of $20,000.00.
The
6. Qualification required: (a) A candidate who is qualified to practise as an advocate or
6. Qualifications required:
Academic :
Professional or Technical:
Experience:
as a solicitor in a court in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland or some other part of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland having unlimited civil or criminal jurisdiction in that country; and
(b) since becoming so qualified he has for a period of or
periods totalling not less than five years -
(i) practised as an advocate or solicitor in such a
court; or
(ii) been a member of the Colonial Legal Service; or (iii) been a member of the Legal Branch of H.M.O.C.S.; or
been a member of H.M.O.J.; or
(iv)
(v)
been a permanent magistrate appointed by warrant under section 5 of the Magistrates Ordinance; or (vi) been a legal officer as defined in section 2 of
the Legal Officers Ordinance; or
(vii) held any office specified in the Registrar General
(Establishment) Ordinance appointment to which is restricted to legally qualified persons.
7. (a) Age limits:
(b) Sex:
8. Married candidates:
9. Terms of appointment:
Male/Female* candidate essential/preferred *
* No objection for male candidates, but single candidates or candidates with small families preferred.
* Female candidates must be unmarried.
* Unmarried candidates preferred.
Candidates must be unmarried.
On-probation.
* B: On agreement.
* C:
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On transfer.
On-temperary transfer/secondment.
On promotion of a serving officer.
* E:
* Strike out whichever is inapplicable.
G.F. 117 (5/73)