CASUALTIES
40. There was a total of 171 casualties during the year which was the same as the casualties for 1957/58. Causes were:
Overseas Local
G.O.S
Deaths
Insps.
1
Insps.
N.C.O.S & P.C.S
Total
9
10
Desertions
2
2
Dismissals
1
47
48
Retirements
4
6
10
Resignations
3
66
70
Invalidings
1
1
2
Termination of Service Transfers
1
7
11
19
1
7
1
10
1
17
10
143
171
DISCIPLINE
41. There was a decline in the number of disciplinary offences reported, the total being 1,701 as compared with 1,807 last year and 2,434 in 1956/57. The majority of these offences were of a minor nature and the general standard of conduct was good.
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
42. Conditions of Service of the Rank and File are shown at Appendix II.
LENGTH OF SERVICE
43. The total length of service in years and the racial composition of the Force is shown in the following table:
Rank
Gazetted Officer
Inspectors (Overseas) Inspectors (Local) Cantonese
Northern Chinese
Pakistani
Portuguese
W/Police
:
20 & over 10-20
3-10
Under 3 Total
26
25
20
1
72
24
48
168
89
329
15
66
128
28
237
120
1,171
2,602
1,441
5,334
59
239
210
15
523
16
26
104
146
19
19
47
71
118
260
1,594
3,279
1,645
6,778
HOUSING AND BUILDINGS
44. There were twenty two departmental quarters available for an establishment of eighty two Gazetted Officers. Non-departmental
9
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