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Force. He is assisted by a number of Staff Officers, each responsi- ble for a particular aspect of administration. The three Territorial Police Districts, the Criminal Investigation Department and the Special Branch are commanded by Assistant Commissioners. The Anti-Corruption and Narcotics Branch, the Police Training School, the Police Training Contingent, the Traffic Branch, the Com- munications and Transport Branch and the Immigration Office are in the charge of Senior Superintendents. The three Territorial Districts each contain a number of Divisions, Sub-Divisional Stations and Posts. Included in the New Territories District is the Marine Division equipped with a fleet of twenty five craft which are fitted with either radiotelephone communication or wireless telegraph, and equipment for air-to-launch communica- tion; ten are fitted with radar.
The Criminal Investigation Department is generally responsible for the prevention, detection, and prosecution of crime, with specialized units at Colony Headquarters and detective units decentralized throughout the three territorial Districts. The Special Branch is responsible for the prevention and detection of sub- versive activities. The Anti-Corruption and Narcotics Branch is designed as a centralized unit for the better collection and dis- semination of information, and the investigation and prosecution of offences, relating to corrupt practices and narcotics.
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The Force has an establishment of 7,149, consisting of 82 Gazetted Officers, 615 Inspectors and 6,452 Rank and File. The actual strength on 31st December 1958 was 81 Gazetted Officers, 537 Inspectors and 6,140 Rank and File. Included in these figures is an establishment of Women Police consisting of 1 Gazetted Officer, 3 Inspectors and 118 Rank and File.
Auxiliaries. The Auxiliary Police Force consists of two former units known as the Police Reserve and Special Constabulary which were amalgamated in September 1957, on an administrative basis. Legislation for the new Force is expected to be promulgated in the near future. The effect of the amalgamation is that the combined Auxiliary Forces now have one Chain of Command, and are therefore administratively more convenient to operate for training and emergency duties. The officers and men of the two units have lost none of their enthusiasm through the amalgama- tion, and because of this the new unified Force has settled down