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The application of the proposed scale to
serving officers is described in paragraph 4, and
seems perfectly reasonable.
The present salaries of the Hong Kong Police
are low by comparison with those of other Departments
in Hong Kong. I am not sure how far it is correct
to compare European Police officers in Hong Kong
with their corresponding numbers in the Straits
since the lowest European rank in the Straits Police
is that of Inspector at a commencing salary of £385
per annum. The discrepancy between this salary and
that of £190 in Hong Kong is so great that it looks
very much as though the Straits officers must be
of a somewhat higher grade, in spite of the assertion
in paragraph 6 of the petition.
In any case I do not think that we need
hesitate to approve the Governor's recommendations,
nor his suggestion that the new salary should come
into force with effect from 1.7.39.
? approve (see also minute on 20458/1/39
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X Detached sent to R. 34
ASA
below).
A. N. Galsworthy
I think the Police
11.7.39.
eligible for
are
number of allowances which the other Dopls. They mention do not get, I that they are also provided with ree housing, while the others, except the Prison Dept. possibly the Fire Brigade, are not.
Compared with the Palestine Police, in which the pac, is:
Constables
2nd Serats.
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