HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
MEMORANDUM ON
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE POR JUDGE OF THE HIGE COURT
APPOINTED ON OVERSEAS AND ANNUAL LEAVE AGREEMENT TERMS
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GENERAL
The judge is subject to such Colonial Regulations, Government Regulations and Circulars, Departmental Instructions, and to any Ordinances and Regulations which
the office apply to
to to which be is appointed or
the
Judiciary.
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The duties of the judge are the usual duties of the office in which he is engaged, and any
other judicial quasi-judicial duties which the Chief Justice may call upon him to perform.
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TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT
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The appointment is for a period of service as stated in the letter offering the appointment. Service counts from the
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leave the judge's assumption of duty and annual counts as part of this period of service.
For the purpose of leave and contract gratuity, the judge's appointment is divided into tours of 3 years each; the last tour may be of 3 years or less.
The date of first appointment of the judge recruited from overseas is normally the date upon which the judge leaves be the country of engagement for Eong Kong, provided that
If he breaks his travels by air by the most direct route. journey or travels by an indirect route or by other means, the extra travelling time is deducted before determining his date of appointment. The date of first appointment of a judge recruited locally is the date of assumption of duty.
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TENURE 02 OFFICE
The judge's tenure of office is governed by Article XVIA of the ong Kong Letters Patent. At present this provides that a Judge of the Supreme Court shall retire at the age of 65.
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