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New conditions of service for senior and junior officers were introduced on 1st January. These provided for a revised rank structure and salary scale. The rank of Sub-Inspector was abolished, and all newly recruited officers now join as Probationary Inspectors. A new rank of Senior Inspector was introduced. Qualifications and promotion systems for Gazetted Officers and members of the Inspectorate were revised.
The Colony is divided into three Police Districts each under the command of an Assistant Commissioner; they are Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories and Marine. These Districts contain a number of Divisions which are divided into Sub-Divisions and Posts. At the end of 1961 there were 11 Divisional Stations, 25 Sub-Divisional Stations and 28 Posts. These three District organizations provide the day-to-day policing of the Colony with regular beats and patrols; the means of dealing effectively with reports and complaints from the public; and, when required, the control of routine or emergency situations where large crowds assemble.
The Criminal Investigation Department and Special Branch are also under the command of Assistant Commissioners. Senior Superintendents command the Anti-Corruption Branch, the Traffic Branch, the Communications and Transport Branch, the Police Training School and the Police Training Contingent.
The Special Branch is responsible for preventing and detecting subversive activities in the Colony and for supplying the intel- ligence necessary for the maintenance of internal security. It also operates the Registry of Approved Societies.
The CID investigates crime and shares the responsibility for its prevention with other branches of the Force. At Colony Head- quarters, there are specialized units dealing with Triad activities, Criminal Records, Forensic Science, Ballistics, Identification and the Prevention of Crime. There are detective units in each of the three Districts. The Anti-Corruption Branch, Narcotics Bureau and Commercial Crime Section are also included in the CID.
The Marine Division of the New Territories and Marine District is responsible for policing the 728 square miles of territorial waters and the numerous small islands within them. It also shares in the responsibility for the enforcement of shipping regulations in Hong Kong's busy harbour. At the end of the year this division had 27