CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5] — Page 105

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10 pm to 6.a.m- this will cut ait 8 hours

Continuous work on the Sikhs and Chinese,

a While

which M. Deane the ulds too hard; and which Other witnesses doral scen doubtful whettin

the men would stand it

who are available.

au.

- The Europeans, all

I understand.

Now engaged in night duty in Shells

of six hours; but there appears to be an them also do 8 homes idea of making at a stretch (See page 48).

The Hong Kong police are a very satisfactory and efficicut body of men : and" will be a great pity to overwork them and so

this diminish their efficiency; and, if increase of work 15 fermitted, it should be accompanied by a coord of caution; M-Beame should be the best fudge ina he is strongly against it

The Strength of the force may be exted out as Suggested by

i, arming

to a larger exicat

the face to a

As Suggested

His worlding in the Watchmen as a

Supplementary body to the police

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101

and placed. if feasible, under the head of police:

1 iii, Increasing the strength of the Land police of stearn launches

inproportion as

the case

trables a decrease in the Water police;

but after all has been said it would seem natural to meet age the wante of a growing population, and a supposed increase of crime by definitely adding to the humbas of the force.

It is fair to point out that all the changes hitherto introduced by M. Hennessy introducing

as aiming

the men

Such

the steam

launches and strengthening the night patiolo, Seem all to be in the right direction.

Various details connected with the

the Advantages

and disad

jores such as

•vantages of fixed hosts

the mounted

police - the complayment of Europeans as detectives have been to referred to by the

Committee: but it seems

to one that

they are pointe to be left in the maxin to the discretion of the chilf Officers.

= I do not clearly understand what is allen

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