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DRAFT.
DESPATCH
54247/9/47.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
Wanit
January, 1948.
Sir,
GOVERNOR,
HONG KONG.
(37)
NO.
Forces of for the
the petitio
may
informed that They were rammited the inspectorate of the Hong Kong Police that the claim that a definite undertaking of inmotion & higher ranks
was given commor or accepted what they
are ma common basis with the ments The Inspectacte and in their future from thin depends entirely integrity and
ability.
FURTHER ACTION.
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I have etc. to acknowledge
the receipt of your despatch No. 253
of the 31st October last, forwarding
Certain
a petition from the European members
Who wire
tid
of the Hong Kong Police Inspectorate,
United Kingdom Police. and to inform you that I have now
given close and careful consideration
to their representations having regard
to the views expressed in your despatch,
2. I request that in reply to
their representations concerning
their expectation of an improvement
in rank, the petitioners may be-
informed that their appointments in
Hong Kong represents a regrading vi
their status to that of Sub-
Inspectorfor Inspector and/the
duties to which they are assigned
depend wholly on their own abilities
to carry out the duties, of a Sub-
attaching to thom propter Inspeeter or Inspector.
3.
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The petitioners should, at also
the same time, be informed,in reply
to their contention that their full
previous police service has not been
taken into account when assessing
the