ORDINANCE No. 9 OF 1862.
Police Force.
24. His Excellency the Governor is hereby empowered to grant rewards to any officers or constables of the Police Force who shall distinguish themselves by extraordinary diligence, zeal or exertion in the execution of their duties, and the Captain Superintendent shall report to His Excellency any such officer who shall so distinguish himself, stating the nature of the service; and His Excellency the Governor shall have power to grant distinctive badges and medals to such officers of the Police Force for long and faithful or extraordinary services.
25. His Excellency the Governor is empowered to direct suitable stations for the quarters and accommodation of the Police Force, and furniture suitable for the same, to be provided, and to direct the erection, fitting up and furnishing of suitable premises as a place or places for instructing, training and drilling the Police Force as occasion may require.
26. His Excellency the Governor is hereby empowered, if he shall think fit on the application of any householder, to appoint any member of the Police Force to do special duty in and upon the premises of the applicant; and every householder who shall so avail himself of the services of any constable of the Police Force, shall pay to the Captain Superintendent of the Police Force for the same at the rate of two-thirds of the pay and allowance of such constable; and all sums which shall be received by the Captain Superintendent for such special services, shall be paid by him into the Colonial Treasury forthwith, and be accounted for monthly; and every sum of money due for such special services shall be deemed a debt due to the Crown, and shall be recoverable in a summary manner by the Captain Superintendent.
27. All officers and constables now serving and who have been contributing to the Police Superannuation Fund, shall be entitled to reckon their past services as part of the period of ten years required to establish a claim to pension, as hereinbefore provided.
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Rewards, badges, and medals may be given for extraordinary services.
Stations and furniture to be provided for Police Force.
Special duty to be performed by Police, on house-holders' application and expense thereof.
Term of service by present Police officers to count in claim for pension.
SCHEDULE A.
SCHEDULE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE POLICE FORCE OF HONGKONG.
1 Captain Superintendent, £800.00 1 Assistant £850.00 1 Clerk and Accountant, £200.00 6 Inspectors of Police (Regular Duties), £800 5 Inspectors of Police (Markets, Nuisances, &c.), average pay £150.00 each European Force. Per Annum. 4 first class £175.00 each per annum, 3 second £150.00 4 third £125.00 11 £1,650 1 Store and Barrack Serjeant, £100.00 1 first class £100.00 per annum, 4 Serjeants, average pay £90.00 each 2 second £90.00 each £360 1 third £80.00 6 Acting Serjeants, £77.10 39 2 first £80.00 2 second £77.10 2 third £75.00 13 first £77.10 12 £70.00 17 £465 40 Constables, 13 third £65.00 14 second £65.00 24 £60.00 £2,600 £6,525 £65