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Mr. Stewart advised that it was the practice in the Metropolitan Police in cases such as this to examine, the officer's complete record, find grounds for taking disciplinary action and then retire the officer instead of dismissing him. It was the Yard's experience that it was always best to use the disciplinary procedures in order to avoid problems such as those which had arisen in the
case and to give room to be merciful. It was also the Yard's experience that the officer often asked to retire. As regards gazetted officers, disciplinary legislation was now being drafted and a copy was handed to SCS.
10.
It was noted that there might be objection to proceeding in this way in HK where the Police were members of the Civil Service. It appeared more realistic and fair in most cases to proceed genuinely under CR 59 instead of falling back on minor offences which savoured of persecution.
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Mr. Stewart also referred to the practice of the Metropolitan Police in persuading officers to retire by making it clear they had no future in the Force and that life would be made as unpleasant as possible for them. This was usually successful.
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Mr. Stewart agreed that the special situation in HK called for special measures and that there would undoubtedly be cases when an officer was generally believed to be corrupt
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