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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

VACANCY FORM

Indent No.

Judiciary..

HK 14/78

Department

1. Vacant office(s):

The office is //not* on the

pensionable establishment.

2. Cause and date of vacancy/vacancies:

One District Judge

Promotion of Mr. Justice F. Addison to Judge of the High Court on 10th May 1978.

3. When required:

4. Passage arrangements:

5. Duties of office:

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years.

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By air. The officer will be required to sign passage agreement with the Crown-Agen Governments and Administrations undertaking to refund the cost of passages to Hong Kong in the

failing to serve in Hong Kong for a period of

To adjudicate upon cases heard in the District Court. District Court has a limited and civil jurisdiction. maximum sentence which can be imposed by a District Judge is 7 years' imprisonment and the civil jurisdiction is limited to claims where the subject matter of the claim is not in excess of $20,000.00.

The

6. Qualification required: (a) A candidate who is qualified to practise as an advocate or

6. Qualifications required:

Academic :

Professional or Technical:

Experience:

as a solicitor in a court in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland or some other part of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland having unlimited civil or criminal jurisdiction in that country; and

(b) since becoming so qualified he has for a period of or

periods totalling not less than five years -

(i) practised as an advocate or solicitor in such a

court; or

(ii) been a member of the Colonial Legal Service; or (iii) been a member of the Legal Branch of H.M.O.C.S.; or

been a member of H.M.O.J.; or

(iv)

(v)

been a permanent magistrate appointed by warrant under section 5 of the Magistrates Ordinance; or (vi) been a legal officer as defined in section 2 of

the Legal Officers Ordinance; or

(vii) held any office specified in the Registrar General

(Establishment) Ordinance appointment to which is restricted to legally qualified persons.

7. (a) Age limits:

(b) Sex:

8. Married candidates:

9. Terms of appointment:

Male/Female* candidate essential/preferred *

* No objection for male candidates, but single candidates or candidates with small families preferred.

* Female candidates must be unmarried.

* Unmarried candidates preferred.

Candidates must be unmarried.

On-probation.

* B: On agreement.

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On transfer.

On-temperary transfer/secondment.

On promotion of a serving officer.

* E:

* Strike out whichever is inapplicable.

G.F. 117 (5/73)