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it is proposed to give there when it reopens next
year will be altogether suitable for Colonial Police
Officers, ut we have just arranged with the Home
Office for ** a special course to be given at one
their regional Police training centres which, we
will hope may develone into something which ššia take
the place of the courses formerly provided at Hendon
for the Colonial Police Service, and this should meet
Hong Kong's requirements as a "similat training inst
ution". We have also had two African Police probat-
ioners under training for the Gold Coast serving a
period of attachement to ta a Police Force in this
country, and should be able to make some such arrange-
ment for a few officers for Hong Kong. There are how
ever signs that the demand førxf from Colonial Govts
for facilities of this kind may increase beyond the
bounds of practicability, and it is suggested that
conson should be given to the possibility of maxing some local arrangements for Police training on a reg
ional basis in the Far East, possibly in Malaya, so
that only a few specially selected officers need be
or experience sent to this country for training/which cannot be given locally. As to allowances we do not feel able to offer any comments on those recommended in paras 62 and 63, but the proposals in para. 59 are in accord-
ance with certain general proposals under discussion
here.
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