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insufficient in times of peace to men their beats properly either day night, would in times of war require material strengthening for
civil
and order in town and in
the mere
functions of kreping peare assisting the fire brigade. To utilize the Polive Force for parpores of defence is impossible without manifest danger
and disadvantage.
On the other hand he reising of a strong Chinese Military Torre in the Colony would
exable the Government to abolish the hybrid present Military Police
at
17 Hongkonga
( present combines mili-
military
which
and
crvil characteristics and is inn
that a
efficient in both respects. Experinace in European countries has shown
Police Force with a military constitution is never effective for selection properes or prevention of
mit