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completed his training and studies in India he should be appoint-
-ed to be an Assistant Superintendent of Police and should have
direct charge of the Police stationed there in the New Territories.
For inspection and other work in the islands, which are more
accessible from Hongkong he may have to get the assistance of
some of the Executive Officers at the Central Station. This can be
arranged without difficulty.
3.
Ir. Burlingham is about to sit for his second
examination in Chinese and as soon as he shall have finished his
examination I propose to send him to India to undergo training in
Police duvies and drill, and to study the language. He will be
absent about 12 months, and he will resume his Chinese studies on
his return.
In the meantime in anticipation of your
sanction I have asked the Military Authorities for the loan, for 12 months, of an officer from one of the Indian Regiments in garrison to take charge as an Assistant Superintendent of the New Territory Police and to organize them on the new lines. I have also agreed to pay the cost of the passages to and from
India of an officer to relieve him while he is seconded to the
Hongkong Police.
4.
The Indian Contingent generally is for its
size somewhat weak in Non-Commissioned Officers and an addition is necessary in order that no patrol in the New Territories may be without a Non-Commissioned Officer whether European or Indian in charge. I propose therefore that 6 more Sergeants and 10 more Lance-Sergeants be appointed.
5.
It is proposed to keep the same Indian Police stationed permanently or at any rate for long periods in the New Territories. Casualties will be filled up by men specially
selected from the Police Force proper. Men found unsuitable for rural work will be re-transferred to what may be called the
Urban Police.
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