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PARTICULARS OF ONE POST OF MAGISTRATE AND CROWN COUNSEL IN THE
COLONY OF HONG KONG, WHICH WILL BE VACANT IF THE POST OF REGISTRAR,
SUPREME COURT, HONG KONG, IS FILLED BY PROMOTION OF AN OFFICER NOW
SERVING IN HONG KONG.
1. Duties of Office and
qualifications required for their performance.
2. Language qualifications
required.
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3. Salary (see also under 4)
To serve as Crown Counsel, magistrate, legislative and legal draftsman, or in any scheduled post in the Colonial Legal Service as may be required.
During the first tour of service selected officers will be required, in addition to their legal duties, tó study colloquial Cantonese and to pass the first two examinations referred to in General Order No. 142(3) 1(a).
£700 for first two years, £760 for
third yea then by one of £60 to £1000
them £790 to £940 by £30
and thence by £50 annually to £1150 plus a non-pensionable residential allowance payable only while in the Colony at the following rate:- 10% of the first £400 of salary
5% of the second £400 of salary 21% of the third £400 of salary. A barrister on appointment is granted one increment in the scale for every year of practice at the Bar after he attained the age of 25, subject to a maximum of four increments and to the understanding that he remains for 2 years on the initial salary as so fixed.
4. Conversion of salary into
Salaries are converted for payment in local currency and contribution local currency at a rate fixed from to Widows and Orphans' Pensions time to time by Government. Scheme.
5.
Allowances, quarters and other circumstances affect- ing the value of the office.
3. Nature, number and amount
of securities required and mode of giving them.
They are at present paid at the rate of 1/3 to $1 so long as the Treasury rate of the dollar based on the average monthly rate of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank remains at or below that rate. A deduction of 4% from salary is made as contribution to the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Scheme.
If Government quarters are provided the officer will be charged 12% of his basic salary for unfurnished or 13% for furnished quarters.
If no quarters are available and if the officer rents a separate tenement a rent allowance may be paid in accord- ance with General Orders.
None.