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exceeds 1,400, come under the general control of the Administrative Secretary, a senior administrative officer seconded to the Force with status of an Assistant Commissioner.
The Colony is divided into three Police Districts, each com- manded by an Assistant Commissioner: Hong Kong Island; Kowloon; and the New Territories and Marine. These districts contain a number of divisions, sub-divisional stations and posts. At the end of the year there were 11 divisional stations, 26 sub- divisional stations and 28 posts.
The Criminal Investigation Department and the Special Branch are also under the command of Assistant Commissioners. Senior Superintendents are in charge of the Police Training School, the Police Training Contingent, the Immigration Office and the Traffic Branch.
The Special Branch is responsible for preventing and detecting subversion within the Colony and for supplying the intelligence necessary for the maintenance of internal security. It also controls and operates the Registry of Aliens and the Registry of approved Societies.
The CID is charged with the investigation of crime and shares in the responsibility for its prevention. At Colony Headquarters there are specialized units such as the Triad Society Bureau, Commercial Crime Section, Forensic Laboratory, Ballistics Office, Identification Bureau, Criminal Records Office and Prevention of Crime Section. There are also detective units dispersed throughout the three territorial districts. The Anti-Corruption Branch and Narcotics Bureau, with a Senior Superintendent of Police in charge, are also included in the CID organization.
The Marine Police Division is responsible for the Policing of 728 square miles of territorial waters and the numerous islands therein, as well as the enforcement of shipping regulations in the waters of the Port of Victoria, one of the world's busiest harbours. At the end of the year this division had a fleet of 25 craft, includ- ing ten cruising launches. All the vessels are fitted with either radio telephone or wireless telephone and equipment for air-to- launch communications. The cruising launches are also fitted with radar.
Each of the three districts has an Emergency Unit which, in addition to day-to-day police mobile patrol duties, provides a