CO129-572-8 Leave and passage regulations 4-2-1938 - 30-12-1938 — Page 57

No. 199.

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG.

8th March, 1938.

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Epito CA 7

Sir,

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With reference to previous correspondence

ending with the Earl of Plymouth's despatch Fo.88 of

the 22nd of February, 1934, regarding the question of

extensions of leave. I have the honour to forward herewith

for your consideration a draft of a suggested amendment

of Hong Kong General Order 185 in order to record clearly

the rules to be followed in such cases.

2. It is suggested that the rule allowing up to

fourteen days to suit steamship arrangements should be

modified to reduce the maximum overstay on this account

ordinarily to seven days. Steamers sail at least once a

fortnight and it is considered that, as the tendency is

for the officer to take passage by the next ship, even if

he should only lose a day's leave by taking the previous

one, it would be more equitable to equalize the balance as

between the officer and the Government and require him

to arrive back a maximum of seven days early rather than

more than seven days late. If he did ordinarily and

without special reasons arrive back more than seven days

late, he would receive no pay for such excess over seven

days. An officer would not be penalized in that way for

late arrival due solel to delay in the arrival of a steamer.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

W.G.A. ORISLY-FORE, P.J., .P.,

ac.,

&C.,

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