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CONFIDENTIAL
Sir,
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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONG KONG.
26th October, 1938.
With reference to previous correspondence
ending with my confidential despatch dated 15th
September, 1938, regarding the payment of pensions to
retired officers living in India at the current rate of
exchange between Hong Kong and India instead of at the privileged rate of Hong Kong $100 Rupees 112 which
has been in force since 1930, I have the honour to
forward herewith for your consideration a petition
submitted by the Indian officers of the Police
Department.
2.
With regard to their request that an allowance for quarters should be imiuded for the purpose of
computing their pensions, I would observe that they are in the same position as all other Police Officers below
the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police, including
those of European race. This question was fully
discussed in 1933 when the revision of the Police
Pension Regulations was under consideration and the
omission of the allowance for quarters was deliberate. It was suggested at that time that no allowance should be added to salary in respect of officers whose normal
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
MALCOLM MACDONALD, M.P.,
&c.
&c.,
&C.,