2
white
2
yearly
1
t
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Great coat
cape
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every
2
He is
provided
with
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ce
hospital
years
medical
free. If sick
stoppage
of
21
cents
a day
is
made
from
his pay.
He is
provided with
table
linen, cutlery, glass,
crockery
ware, and
cooking
utensils
for
the sum
of $5
(Entrance fee).
## CONDITIONS OF SERVICE IN HONG-KONG POLICE FORCE.I. No married man will be enlisted, and no married quarters will be provided until after promotion to the rank of Sergeant.
II. The pay is $480 per annum in monthly payments of $40.
III. Full pay will be drawn from the date of embarkation.
IV. A bounty of £15 will be paid on enlistment.
V. Each Officer is allowed to remit home, through the Government, any sum not exceeding his half-pay, but only at the market rate of exchange.
VI. The engagement will be for five years only. Subject to the approval of the Captain Superintendent of Police, and of the Colonial Surgeon, a Constable can re-engage for a further term of five years.
VII. At the expiration of each of these two terms of five years' Service, he becomes entitled to a return passage.
(a) And he can apply through the Captain Superintendent of Police for permission to return to the Service within a period not exceeding nine months.
(b) Should this application be approved, he will receive half-pay during his absence and a return passage to the Colony.
(c) On his return, he shall be reinstated in his relative position in the force.
VIII. Should he not take leave but remain in the Colony at the expiration of each or either of these two terms of five years' Service, he will receive a sum equal to three months' pay of his rank by way of bonus.
IX. Should he be allowed to continue in the force on the completion of his second term of Service, he will, on his final retirement, be allowed a pension according to such regulations as may from time to time be issued by the Colonial Government with the approval of the Secretary of State, the terms of which will be not less favourable than those conceded to permanent members of the Civil Service of the Colony.
X. Should a Constable be compelled to retire through ill-health before ten years, a gratuity of one month's pay for each year's Service may be granted.
XI. On joining the Service, each man has to provide himself with a uniform box, the cost of which is $5.
XII. As a rule, he has to perform six hours' duty in each twenty-four, generally between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., but is liable to be called on for extra Service.
XIII. He will have to attend School for one hour each day, four days weekly, until he obtains a Certificate of Competency, without which he cannot receive promotion in the force.
XIV. He will also be required to attend drill for half an hour, three or four days a week, until he is passed as efficient.
XV. Each European Constable is provided with free quarters, fuel, and light. The following bedding is also provided free:
1 Iron Bedstead 1 Mattress 2 Slips 1 Pillow 2 Slips Every Three Years. 2 Blankets 4 Sheets 1 Straw Mat every year.Police Clothing is allowed free as under:
1 Cap and Cover Yearly. 1 Helmet 1 Blue Cloth Jacket 1 Pair Trowsers 2 White Coats 2 Pairs White Trowsers Every Two Years. 2 Pairs Boots 1 Great Coat 1 CapeHe is provided with medical attendance free.
If sick in hospital, a stoppage of twenty-one cents a day is made from his pay.
He is provided with table linen, cutlery, glass, crockery ware, and cooking utensils for the sum of $5 (Entrance fee).
(Signature of Witness)
(Signature of Constable)
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