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Department Rank:

Customs & Excise

Assistant Superintendent Senior Inspector Inspector

Chief Customs Officer Senior Customs Officer

Customs Officer

Conditioned hours of work

Arrangements for compensating overtime work

51 hours per week

Royal Hong Kong Police

All ranks

51 hours

per week

As a first priority, C&E officers will be given time-off in lieu to compensate their overtime work. If this is not practicable due to manpower constraint or operational reasons, they will be allowed to claim the Disciplined Services Overtime Allowance (DSOA). At present, the following C&E officers are eligible for the allowance -

(a) 6 Assistant Superintendents performing drug investigation

and anti-smuggling duties (with exceptional approval given by SCS); and

(b) officers in the rank of Senior Inspector and below.

Overtime work undertaken by the following ranks is compensated by time-off in lieu, or where this is not practicable, by DSOA -

Chief Inspector of Police

Senior Inspector of Police Inspector of Police

Senior Station Sergeant

Station Sergeant

Senior Police Constable Police Constable