year,
The European Force is composed of 2 Chief Inspectors @ $1800 a year, 7 Inspectors 1st class @ $1440 a year, 3 Inspectors 2nd class @ $1200 a year, 4 Inspectors 3rd class @ $1080 a year, 24 Sergeants @ $840 a year, 25 Lance Sergeants @ $762 a year, 85 Constables @ $720 a year.
of the
above 2 Inspectors, 2 Sergeants, 3 Lance Sergeants and 13 Constables are employed in the Water Police and do duty in Steam Launches and boats: in the Harbour and outside of it.
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Besides this, 36 Sergeants and Constables of the Force are members of the Fire Brigade for which they receive extra pay as follows: 3 Foremen @ $16 a month, 4 Assistant Foremen @ $12 a month, 4 Engine Drivers @ $12 a month, 3 Assistant Engine Drivers @ $10 a month, 22 Firemen @ $9 a month. Two Sergeants and 3 Lance Sergeants draw allowances of $15 and $12 a month respectively for detective duty.
Two Inspectors and 3 Sergeants draw $11 a month for work in connection with the Harbour Department.
One Inspector and 2 Sergeants also draw $15 as Inspectors of Nuisances at rural stations.
Two Inspectors, 2 Sergeants and 14 Constables draw from $4 to $6 a month for Telephone services.
21. Allowances for knowledge of languages are granted as follows:-
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Knowledge of Chinese.
1st Certificate $5 a month, 2nd Certificate $10 a month, 3rd Certificate $15 a month, and facilities are provided for acquiring this language.
Hindustani
1st Certificate $2.50 a month, 2nd Certificate $5 a month, 3rd Certificate $10 a month.
Medals are occasionally granted for special services or for long and faithful service, and carry with them the following allowances.
4th class Medal $2.50 a month, 3rd class Medal $5 a month, 2nd class Medal $7.50 a month, 1st class Medal $10 a month.
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There are also other occasional special services for which special pay may be earned.
Appts
(Revised Dec 1891.)
HONG KONG POLICE FORCE.
Agreement made this
day of
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BETWEEN the undersigned, one of the Crown Agents for the Colonies, of Downing Street, London, in the County of Middlesex, for and on behalf of the Government of Hong Kong, of the one part, and
of the other part.
Whereby it is agreed between the said parties as follows:
1. The said
(hereinafter called the person engaged) for the consideration mentioned in the conditions of service hereunto annexed agrees, so soon as required by the Crown Agents for the Colonies, to proceed to Hong Kong as Constable in the Police Force of the Government of that Colony, and to act in all respects according to the directions and instructions given to him by the Government of Hong Kong through its properly qualified officers, and he undertakes that he will faithfully and honestly fulfil the duties required of him by or on behalf of the Government of Hong Kong for the term of his engagement or for any future period of service if he should engage himself after the termination of the first period.
2. A Second Class passage to Hong Kong shall be provided for the person engaged at the cost of the Government of Hong Kong.
3. The Crown Agents for the Colonies shall pay for and on behalf of the Government of Hong Kong to the person engaged, after this Agreement has been duly signed, the sum of £15 by way of bounty, and the person engaged agrees to refund and repay to them the sum of £15, paid to him by way of bounty, if he should fail to proceed to Hong Kong when directed to do so.
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