and
pensionable circumstances, they will be eligible to receive (a) the pension for which they had qualified under the
Metropolitan Police at the time of their transfer, (b) the pension from Hong Kong which they will have
earned which will be calculated as a "scheduled" pension,
i.e. taking into account the period of Home service.
attention of the Governor of Hong Kong is being drawn te
the misunderstanding which has arisen over paragrap
of the Colonial Seeretary's letter of the 4th March,
4.
i
As regards initial salary on entering the Hong Kong
Police, I do not consider that a case has been made out
for departing from the approved methods of calculation
which were used in the assessment of this and accepted by
Mr. Saul and Mr. Brown when they were appointed.
5.
As regards seniority, they are on a common basis
with other members of the Inspectorate (many of whom have longer service) and their suitability for promotion can
only be considered in the light of their service in their
present posts.
6. The recently enacted United Kingdom Police
Pension Act, 1948, to which they refer, seems to
have no connection with their position. As I have said
above, both their Home pension and Colonial Pension
positions are safeguarded under existing legislation, and,
in any case, their transfers to Hong Kong are already
recognised. The position would, of course, be altered
if for any reason they did not retire in pensionable
circumstances, e.g. if they resigned or were dismissed.
7. The fact that Mr. Saul and Mr. Brown received
the consent of their Chiefs of Police to join the
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