SUBJECT.
1.
Han. CAP.
Sir,
MEMORANDUM
29th January 1947
I have the honour on behalf of the Pre-War Officer
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 1946.
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.
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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 discussion is a matter
affecting the Police Department, we readily admit, that by the appoint-
ment of local barn and or educated to the post of Chinese Sub-Inspector,
also that the authorities saw fit to appoint a Commissioner fram
outside the Colony, the promised reorganisation was being implemented.
However, one must also study closely the reason for the matter of
reorganisation and it will be found that "economy" is the root cause,
If this economy to be truly applied, at the same
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time the interests of those who will 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.
In para 2 we are informed of the principles accepted
by the HONG KONG Government and the Secretary of State. If the
principles are (1) (2) (3) as set out in this paragraph, then they
conflict with the cause for necessity of the reorganisation. We
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