Leave Passages
Leave passage benefits are normally provided to directorate officers in the form of a Leave Passage Allowance. Details of the leave passage benefits for civil servants provided before and after the introduction of the new fringe benefits package on 1 June 2000 are summarised below:
(a) For those offered appointment to the civil service on or after 1 June 2000 -
| Category of staff |
Rates (with effect from 1 April 2020) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| On or above Point 7 of the Directorate Pay Scale | $79,050 | Eligible officers receive a non-accountable allowance at the end of each 12-month period. The allowance is granted only to the officers themselves, and not to their family members. |
| On Points 4 to 6 of the Directorate Pay Scale | $41,640 | |
| On Points 1 to 3 of the Directorate Pay Scale | $20,820 |
(b)For those offered appointment to the civil service before 1 June 2000, the most common leave passage benefit terms are as follows -
| Category of staff |
Rates (with effect from 1 April 2020) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| On or above Point 7 of the Directorate Pay Scale | $79,050 | A fully accountable allowance is granted to officers on or above Point 4 of the Directorate Pay Scale in each 12-month period and those on Points 1 to 3 in each 24-month period. The officer’s spouse and dependent children are also eligible for the allowance, subject to a total amount of allowance not exceeding that for five adults. |
| On Points 1 to 6 of the Directorate Pay Scale | $41,640 |
(When dollars are quoted in this homepage, they are Hong Kong dollars.
About HK$7.8 = US$1.)