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the officers.
of which, on joining, are not required to have any
greater qualifications than recruits for the Police
Force.
A. REVENUE DEPARTMENT. An officer starts at £260 and
his salary increases by 12 annual increments to £430
per annum.
B. SANITARY DEPARTMENT. Commencing salary £260 increas-
ing by 14 annual increments to £430.
C. PRISON DEPARTMENT. Commencing salary £190 increas-
ing by 12 annual increments af to £330.
D. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. OVERSEERS.
Commencing sal-
ary £310 increasing by 9 annual increments to £430.
E. FIRE BRIGADE. Commencing salary £260 increasing by
7 annual increments to £350.
5.
It may be suggested that one or two of the
above departments are, during their service, required
to pass Government Examinations to improve their effic-
iency. Such argument applies equally to the Police Force
for, before leaving the Police Training School, the
recruits have to pass a written examination that covers
all branches of Police work and ensures that they have
a thorough knowledge of the Regulations and Ordinances
the that comprise to law of the Colony. Subsequently, in
April, September and December, the personnel of each
Station is examined by a Superintendent who asks each
man various questions dealing with these Regulations
and Ordinances and tests his knowledge of our Police
Regulation Book, which is a large volume of 410 pages
containing detailed instructions as to what the Hong
Kong Police officer must and must not do. If anyone
fails to answer in a satisfactory manner the questions put to him, he is sent to the Police Training School
for a further test, and, if he again fails, he is, to
quote our Police Regulation Book - "reported as a
defaulter, reverted to the rank or class next below his