SUBJECT.
2.
1.
Hon. C.P.
Sir,
MEMORANDUM.
29tn. January 1947.
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I have the honour on behalf of the Pre_Far
Officers of the Force to address a reply to the Memorandum
which was circulated on or about the 17th. December 1946, and
in doing so, acknowledge with thanks your letter of the 28th.
December 1946 replying to my minute dated 24th. December 1945.
The information asked for in your letter, para.3,
will I hope be found herein, however I should like to point
out that in para 1 of my letter it ended, "with officers absent
etc" no mention being made to "wives etc" as contained in your
letter.
The subject of reorganisation within the
Government is one reaching back many years, certainly more than
can be inferred by para. 1 of the Memorandum.
This matter has been dealt with at length in
the Legislative Council and from replies made by Government it
was evident that reorganisation throughout the Government
Service would take place. Since the subject of our dis- cussion is a matter affecting the Police Department, we readily admit, that by the appointment of local born and or educated to the post of Chinese Sub-Inspector, also that the authorities saw fit to appoint a Commissioner from outside the Colony,
the promised reorganisation was being implemented.
one must also study closely the reason for the matter of
reorganisation and it will be found that "economy" is the
root caus ◊.
However,
Is this economy to be truly applied, at the same
time the interests of those who will be affected carefully
considered?
If the answer is in the affirmative, would it be
unjust to ask for a publication of the reform and reorganisation
programme
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In para. 2 we are informed of the principles accepted by the HONG KONG Government and the Secretary of State