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PART ΧΙ

CONDITIONS FOR OFFICERS POSTED

OVERSEAS FROM HONG KONG

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2020. Disturbance Grants

(a) A married officer posted to an overseas office for a normal

tour of duty o. longer will receive a disturbance grant of 60% of his basic monthly salary, subject to a minimum allowance of 60% of the top point of the Master Pay Scale;

(b) A single officer will receive 50% of the grant at (a);

(c) A"normal tour of duty" means a period of two and a half years.

For shorter periods the amount of grant may be varied at the discretion of the Secretary for the Civil Service;

(d) An officer permanently transferred back to Hong Kong from a duty posting overseas or transferred from one overseas post to another will be eligible to receive an appropriate grant based on (a) and (b) above dependent on his marital status and the length of the posting he has just completed.

2021. Reimbursement of Rent and Rates

An officer posted to an overseas office who lives in rented accommodation may claim reimbursement of rent and rates with effect from the date of taking up such accommodation, subject to such maximum figure as the Deputy Financial Secretary may determine, after taking into account the officer's substantive salary, marital status, and the cost of accommodation at a particular duty station. The officer will not be required to pay rent to Government under E.R. 872.

2022. Private Accommodation owned by the Officer

An officer posted to an overseas office who lives in accommodation owned by himself, his wife or jointly with his wife, will receive an allowance with effect from the date of taking up such accommod- ation. The amount of the allowance will be decided by the Deputy Financial Secretary. The officer will not be required to pay rent to Government under E.R. 872.

2023. Officers on Leave

2024.

An officer posted to an overseas office may continue to claim reimbursement under C.S.R. 2021 or an allowance under C.C.R. 2022 whichever is appropriate during any leave he takes whilst posted overseas provided the accommodation is not sub-let. However, in the case of a local officer, should he spend 45 days or more continuous leave in Hong Kong, even if the premises are not sub-let, he will cease to be eligible for reimbursement or the allowance as appropriate, until he leaves Hong Kong whether to visit a foreign country or to return to his duty station.