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DEPORTATION OFFICE.
15. Table IV gives the number of persons dealt with by the Deportation Office during the year. A large increase of 2,666 is shown. Medicants were taken charge of, and their fingerprints recorded as from March, 1933. The year has been marked by a large increase in Local Records-Banishment and Discharges from Victoria Gaol. The number of Deportees for the year exceeds the combined figure for 1930 and 1931.
THE NEW TERRITORY.
16. The frontier on the British side remained quiet throughout the year though several outrages were reported from the Chinese side.
Smuggling from British to Chinese Territory has continued and several fatal clashes between Chinese Customs Officers and smugglers in Chinese Territory have been reported.
Friendly relations have been maintained with the Chinese Authorities who have co-operated with and offered every assistance to the Hong Kong Police.
During the year a large gambling establishment was opened in Chinese Territory near Shum Chun Railway Station.
All Police Stations in the New Territory with the exception of Sai Kung, Lok Ma Chau, Ta Ku Ling and Lin Ma Hang were equipped with Electric Light.
Mobile Police Work on the frontier has been greatly facilitated by the provision of motor cycle combinations at Sheung Shui and Sha Tau Kok.
A new No. 11 Motor Boat equipped with a Hotchkiss Cone Propeller for patrol work on the Shum Chun River, and in shallow water, was provided for Lok Ma Chau Station.
Four murders, nine armed robberies and six attempted armed robberies occurred during the year.
There were one hundred and twenty-six cases of Malaria amongst police in the New Territories as against one hundred and eight in 1932.
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DEPORTATION OFFICE.
15. Table IV gives the number of persons dealt with by the Deportation Office during the year. A large increase of 2,666 is shown. Medicants were taken charge of, and their fingerprints recorded as from March, 1933. The year has been marked by a large increase in Local Records-Banishment and Discharges from Victoria Gaol. The number of Deportees for the year exceeds the combined figure for 1930 and 1931.
THE NEW TERRITORY.
16. The frontier on the British side remained quiet throughout the year though several outrages were reported from the Chinese side.
Smuggling from British to Chinese Territory has continued and several fatal clashes between Chinese Customs Officers and smugglers in Chinese Territory have been reported.
Friendly relations have been maintained with the Chinese Authorities who have co-operated with and offered every assistance to the Hong Kong Police.
During the year a large gambling establishment was opened in Chinese Territory near Shum Chun Railway Station.
All Police Stations in the New Territory with the exception of Sai Kung, Lok Ma Chau, Ta Ku Ling and Lin Ma Hang were equipped with Electric Light.
Mobile Police Work on the frontier has been greatly facilitated by the provision of motor cycle combinations at Sheung Shui and Sha Tau Kok.
A new No. 11 Motor Boat equipped with a Hotchkiss Cone Propeller for patrol work on the Shum Chun River, and in shallow water, was provided for Lok Ma Chau Station.
Four murders, nine armed robberies and six attempted armed robberies occurred during the year.
There were one hundred and twenty-six cases of Malaria amongst police in the New Territories as against one hundred and eight in 1932.
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