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Supplementary to Question No. 4
to meeting on 15 June 1988.
Vegco
DR. HO: Sir, will the Secretary inform this Council what
measures will be taken to reduce the number of Inspectors
and junior police officers
particular those who have
leaving the force, in
developed expertise in
fact that there is a
specialised fields, given the
considerable number leaving the Commercial Crime Bureau ?
SECRETARY FOR SECURITY: Sir, one of the measures which
the Government hopes will retain people in the force and
attract people to the force, is the review led by Mr.
RENNIE which is at present in progress. As you know,
this is to consider the pay
the pay and terms and conditions of
service of employment of all the disciplined services,
including of course the Royal Hong Kong Police Force. Any
difficulties over the retention of staff will be a factor
which will be taken into account in this review. We must
therefore await the findings of the
review before
considering what, if
subsequently be required.
any,
remedial
action will
MR.
CHEONG-LEEN:
sir, can consideration
be given to
raising the standards when recruitment takes place in view
of the rising standard of education and of expectation by
our population and on that premise can careful
consideration be given to what problems might be placed in
terms of expansion for recruitment in the future ?