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Introduction(b)Officers with four years of service or more. Sick leave may be granted up to182 days on full pay and 182 days on half pay, less any sick leave taken in thefour years preceding the current sick leave.In addition, CSR 904 provides that officers will be allowed time-off from duty forattendance at clinics for approved treatment, examination or consultation (Note 2).1.6 Maternity leave. CSR 1297 provides that maternity leave covering a totalabsence from duty of up to 10 weeks may be granted to a female officer because of herpregnancy or confinement.1.7 Study leave. CSR 1001 provides that study leave may be granted to officersnominated to undertake full-time training relevant to their duties. In addition, CSR 1002provides that study leave of up to 14 days in any period of 12 months may be granted forofficers to prepare and sit for examinations if the qualifications are required for work.Leave entitlements of contract staff1.8 The leave entitlements of contract staff are determined by the employingdepartments and specified in their contracts. For non-civil service contract (NCSC) staffemployed in accordance with the NCSC scheme promulgated in CSB Circular No. 2/2001“Employment of NCSC Staff” (Note 3), the Circular provides that their leave arrangementsmay be better than the provisions of the Employment Ordinance (Cap. 57) whereappropriate, but should be no more favourable than the provisions for civil servants.Audit review1.9 The Audit Commission (Audit) has recently conducted a review of themanagement of leave in government departments. The review covered three majordepartments, namely the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF), the Food and EnvironmentalHygiene Department and the Housing Department. The audit findings are contained in twoseparate reports, as follows:Note 2:Note 3:Time-off granted under CSR 904 is different from time-off earned from overtime workand is not counted against any uncompensated overtime balance. The scope of this auditdid not include time-off earned from overtime work.CSB Circular No. 2/2001 provides that Heads of Department may employ NCSC staffremunerated at non-directorate equivalent level to meet their service needs. NCSC staffare not appointed on civil service terms of appointment and conditions of service.Subject to the provisions in the Circular, Heads of Department have the full authorityand discretion to decide on the employment of NCSC staff and related matters.— 2 —
Introduction(a)(b)management of leave in the Hong Kong Police Force (the subject matter of thisreport); andmanagement of leave in the Food and Environmental Hygiene Departmentand the Housing Department (Chapter 5 of the Director of Audit’s ReportNo. 55).1.10 Audit’s review of the management of leave in the HKPF focused on thefollowing areas:(a) leave management systems (PART 2);(b) vacation leave (PART 3);(c)sick leave (PART 4); and(d) maternity leave and study leave (PART 5).Audit has found room for improvement in the above areas and has made a number ofrecommendations to address the issues.General response from the Administration1.11 The Commissioner of Police agrees with all the audit recommendations.1.12 The Secretary for the Civil Service welcomes the audit review of themanagement of leave in government departments. She has said that:(a)(b)the CSB attaches great importance to the consistent and proper administration ofthe different types of leave across government bureaux and departments. To thisend, the CSB has stipulated relevant rules in the CSRs, which are supplementedby guidelines as appropriate on matters of wide concern. The CSB has alsodeveloped the e-Leave System (see para. 2.9) for general use in the civil service;in the light of the leave administration issues revealed in the audit review, theCSB will consider alerting other bureaux and departments to the issues ofcommon concern. The CSB will also consider whether there is a need tosupplement, further elaborate or clarify, the existing guidelines; and— 3 —
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