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On the first occasion, the following medals awarded in 1936 were presented:-
Colonial Police Long Service Medals-53.
Hong Kong Police Silver Medal-1.
Revolver and musketry awards together with proficiency certificates for life saving won in 1936 were presented by H. E. after the medal presentation.
On the second occasion the following medals awarded in 1937 were presented:
17.
Colonial Police Long Service Medals-23.
Bars to Colonial Police Long Service Medals-3.
Hong Kong Police Silver Medals-2.
His Excellency also presented the King's Police Medal, awarded in the 1938 New Year Honours, to the Commissioner, the Hon. Mr. T. H. King.
18. Seven officers who had received H.E. the Governor's commendation during 1937 were presented to His Excellency and successful candidates received proficiency certificates for life saving gained during the previous year.
19. Unauthorised war relief collections. In response to representations made by the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, permission was granted in August to the Fruit and Vegetable Dealers Guild to maintain three stalls at certain places in Central district and in Kowloon for the sale of fruit, all the proceeds to be devoted to Chinese war relief funds. The movement caught on and developed into an unauthorized general public drive for collections in aid of war relief. In certain districts police had to take stringent action to check the movement, over which the original promoters had lost control. This was particularly the case in Kowloon. In some instances police were requested, and agreed, to take charge of considerable sums of money until they could be paid into the banks on the following day. Police prosecuted 44 persons for unauthorized street collecting.
20. Attacks on junks.-Towards the close of 1937, the Japanese naval forces began a series of systematic attacks on Chinese fishing and cargo junks plying in Chinese waters just outside the sea boundaries of the Colony. These were continued in 1938. In some cases the junks were taken away by the Japanese, but the usual procedure was either to sink them or to burn them. The total extent of these attacks is not known, but during the last six months of 1938, 71 attacks on vessels based on Hong Kong were reported to police, including attacks on a steam launch and three lighters.
This campaign against fishing vessels has had a serious effect on the local fishing industry as the activities of the fishing fleets are for the most part now confined to British waters. It also entailed a lot of extra work on the Water Police in making enquiries and furnishing reports.
21. Air Raid Precautions.-Practice black-outs were held on the 28th February and on the 24th and 25th November, with a view to testing the extent to which the Colony could be darkened without undue interference with the normal life of the public, and to exercise certain air raid precaution services, under restricted lighting conditions. The practices gave satisfactory, though not completely successful results. Police precautions were taken, but the occasions were not marked by any serious crime or accidents.
22. Sino-Japanese hostilities near the frontier. On October 10th, information was received of a possible Japanese landing at Bias Bay, and on October 11th, police were instructed to hold themselves in readiness to man the border posts along the frontier. At 11.00 a.m. on October 12th, orders were received for police
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On the first occasion, the following medals awarded in 1936 were presented:-
Colonial Police Long Service Medals-53.
Hong Kong Police Silver Medal-1.
Revolver and musketry awards together with proficiency certificates for life saving won in 1936 were presented by H. E. after the medal presentation.
On the second occasion the following medals awarded in 1937 were presented:
17.
Colonial Police Long Service Medals-23.
Bars to Colonial Police Long Service Medals-3.
Hong Kong Police Silver Medals-2.
His Excellency also presented the King's Police Medal, awarded in the 1938 New Year Honours, to the Commissioner, the Hon. Mr. T. H. King.
18. Seven officers who had received H.E. the Governor's commendation during 1937 were presented to His Excellency and successful candidates received proficiency certificates for life saving gained during the previous year.
19. Unauthorised war relief collections.In response to representations made by the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, permission was granted in August to the Fruit and Vegetable Dealers Guild to maintain three stalls at certain places in Central district and in Kowloon for the sale of fruit, all the proceeds to be devoted to Chinese war relief funds. The movement caught on and developed into an unauthorized general public drive for collections in aid of war relief. In certain districts police had to take stringent action to check the movement, over which the original promotors had lost control. This was par- ticularly the case in Kowloon. In some instances police were requested, and agreed, to take charge of considerable sums of money until they could be paid into the banks on the following day. Police prosecuted 44 persons for unauthorized street collecting.
20. Attacks on junks.-Towards the close of 1937, the Japanese naval forces began a series of systematic attacks on Chinese fishing and cargo junks plying in Chinese waters just outside the sea boundaries of the Colony. These were con- tinued in 1938. In some cases the junks were taken away by the Japanese, but the usual procedure was either to sink them or to burn them. The total extent of these attacks is not known, but during the last six months of 1938, 71 attacks on vessels based on Hong Kong were reported to police, including attacks on a steam launch and three lighters.)
This campaign against fishing vessels has had a serious effect on the local fishing industry as the activities of the fishing fleets are for the most part now confined to British waters. It also entailed a lot of extra work on the Water Police in making enquiries and furnishing reports.
21. Air Raid Precautions.-Practice black-outs were held on the 28th February and on the 24th and 25th November, with a view to testing the extent to which the Colony could be darkened without undue interference with the normal life of the public, and to exercise certain air raid precaution services, under restricted lighting conditions. The practices gave satisfactory, though not completely suc- cessful results. Police precautions were taken, but the occasions were not marked by any serious crime or accidents.
22. Sino-Japanese hostilities near the frontier. On October 10th, information was received of à possible Japanese landing at Bias Bay, and on October 11th, police were instructed to hold themselves in readiness to man the border posts along the frontier. At 11.00 a.m. on October 12th, orders were received for police
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