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For the purpose of paragraph 6.1 'family' means the judge's It spouse and unmarried children under the age of 19 years. also includes dependent child under the age of 21 in full account time education or in vocational training or who on of physical or mental infirmity is dependent on the judge. Candidates who are divorced or legally separated or who have step-children should enquire as to the eligibility of their children before accepting appointment.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

· Annual leave

Subject to satisfactory service, the judge may be granted, at the discretion of the Chief Justice, a period of 45 days The annual leave annual leave within each 12-month period. in the final 12-month period of an agreement will be the unless the officer has .. last 45 days of the agreement,

Notwithstanding this, accepted a consecutive agreement. judge's last annual leave prior to retirement age start on the day he reaches the retirement age.

a

should

The period of 45 days is inclusive of travelling time, i.e. a judge's leave commences on the day of departure from Bong

judge is due expires on the day before the Kong and return to Hong Kong.

to

Any untaken days of annual leave lapse unless attributable

curtailmenn in overseas,

the to approved duty visits

for the Civil public interest approved by the Secretary Service. Leave carried forward in the circumstances may be credited as the judge's vacation leave, provided that more than 365 days leave may be granted to the judge finally leaving the service.

earned

not

on

A judge who wishes to take a longer period of annual leave may be permitted, at the discretion of the Chief Justice, to and/or casual Of his combine

certain a vacation leave with the normal annual leave period, provided that not more than 60 days leave may be taken at one stretch.

amount

A judge may apply to the Chief Justice for deferment of the on either operational or annual leave for up to 4 months personal grounds.

7.2

Causal leave

7.2

It

one day per

not is

earned

not count as

Casual leave which counts as resident service may be granted subject to the public interest at the rate of

month Of resident service. completed during any period of annual leave which does resident service. The maximum amount of casual leave which may be accumulated

Or

taken at any time is 30

at the untaken casual leave which remains agreement lapses.

days. Any of end

an

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