Length of tour:
Leave earning rate:
&
22 years
42 days a year or proportionate part thereof.
21 years
59 days year or proportionate part thereof.
(Notes: (1) An officer reaching the age of 40 (or 35
as the case may be) in the course of a tour will be granted leave at the higher rate with effect from his relevant birthday. (2) "Length of tour" is the period which the officer must normally serve before being eligible to take vacation leave, calculated from the date of assumption of duty in Hong Kong on first appointment, or from the date of return from last leave. (3) No travelling time is allowed, except for the period of the direct unbroken air journey on first appointment, i.e. vacation leave commences on the date of the officer's departure from Hong Kong and he must return to duty not later than the day following the date on which this leave expires (but see Part II of this Section below re-advance of casual leave on first appointment and retention of leave for officers on subsequent tours).
II. Casual Leave
(i)
Casual leave may be granted (subject to the exigencies of the service) at the rate of 12 days for each completed 12 months of resident service. The maximum amount which may be accumulated or taken at any one time is 30 days. Not more than 12 days casual leave may be taken within the last six months of a Tour. Any casual leave which remains untaken at the end of a tour lapses, except that officers may carry forward to days casual leave from their previous tour to be taken immediately on return from leave.
(ii) An advance of two days casual leave is made immediately
on arrival by air on first appointment.
(Note: Teaching staff, heads of schools, and any others who
enjoy school holidays are not eligible for casual leave).
III:Sick Leave
An officer with less than four years service is eligible for the grant of sick leave up to a total of 3 months on full pay and 3 months on half pay only. Sick leave up to a total of 6 months on full pay and 6 months on half pay in any period of 4 years may be granted to an officer who has com- pleted 4 years service.
11. PASSAGES
(i)
In this Memorandum
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(a) "passage" means a standard direct economy class
air passage, normally by British Overseas Airways Corporation (1st Class, if on a salary of $14,000 p.m. and above);
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