3.
At all times
most of the Pre-War Officers did not
return to Hong Kong until March this year
our dealings
regarding the Memorandum were undertaken on behalf of all Pre-
War Officers and subject to their confirmation.
As will be scen in 'J', a meeting was held when it was felt that nearly all these Officers had returned to Hong Kong.
I informed them of the action I had taken and this was most unanimously approved, but the salary scheme which had been sub- as at F 13* was found to be inadequate considering
conditions experienced in this Post War World.
mitted
Recently a Salaries and Conditions of Service Commissħ ion sat in Hong Kong and I had the honour on behalf of the Pre-
War Officers to appear before same. I submitted to the Commission a revised salary scale with points as will be found
at 'L'.
*
In attaching "M" I do so to assure you that whilst we
were interned at Stanley Camp Hong Kong, in common with other
instructions verbal and otherwise we continued right
throughout our internment as a Police Force and not as Prisoner
of War in the accepted sense. Therefore, I feel that we
should receive the sympathetic consideration promised, hoped
for and expected which is our due, also, considering the fact
that the Police Force was
during the war - created a body of
Militiamen, the said order creating us such has NOT yet been repealed and, to date, we have received no intimation as to
what War Medals or decorations we are to receive.
In our reply to the Memorandum at *F*
reference was
made to F 9 (b)' when we criticised the placing of the Post
War contingent in the Seniority Roll in positions senior to Pre-War permanent established and pensionable Officers
safeguarded by 'F LO
they are superimposed throughout the
Seniority Roll to the detriment of many Pre-War Officers.
In particular we drew attention to the concluding paragraph of
F 9 (b). To this Sir, I would also like you to pay
particular note of the date of this Special Memo
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27/11/1941.
The Pacific war.