50 senior officers had been written to in this way.
The Government issued an official denial and gave the
true facts.
4. Two other incidents have been published by the
China Mail. An ex-Inspector Ellis in the Hong Kong
Police Force wrote to the China Mail reviving a claim
of wrongful dismissal from the Police Force. Publicity
has also been given to an action against the Government
by a Police Sergeant Khan, who has complained about
his reversion from Inspector to a lower rank at the
end of his inspector's initial training course.
In
fact he passed his examination at the end of the course
in bottom place and had not been adjudged suitable
to pass out.
5.
Otherwise the campaign has largely been based on
views expressed by the public and not on hard evidence.
27 March 1973
ACSA
A C Stuart
Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Dept
Kun hilfor
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