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Added to this are the anxieties of Police officers on the permanent and pensionable establishment about China's attitude to a former colonial Police Force after 1997, anxieties about the possible curtailment of their careers in mid-stream; and anxieties about their involvement in the 1967 riots and, for local officers especially, the spectre of retribution. Expatriate officers also worry about the future of their current status as members of Her Majesty's Overseas Civil Service and those who have married locally are concerned about the nationality status of their wives and children should they die in service.
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The Force is currently experiencing serious problems of recruitment and wastage. Expansion plans have been curtailed and, as the Police Force continues to shrink, those who remain are compelled to shoulder an ever-increasing burden, not only in the face of a rising crime rate, but also in the face of the additional responsibilities I mentioned earlier that are being thrust upon the Force. Officers are leaving the, Force at a rate of about 100 a month to seek higher remuneration and a less stressful life in the private sector, in other Government Departments, or else moving abroad. We already have officers whose spouses and children have emigrated with the officers flying overseas once or twice a year to be with their families, and this cannot be good for morale.
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