CO129-222 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [7-10] — Page 250

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population would lead one to

"think needful.

Considering the squeereability of the Chinese and their readiness

" to give Hongkong Police should be sufficiently paid to put him beyond the - "reach of temptation.

bribes, each member of the

" A system of liberal pensions

or deferred pay would probably

"the most economical course.

be

This

" would have the further effect of

the Executive a strong

giving

hold

"over each man, as the fear of

losing

losing the pension or deferred pay

would be a strong deterrent from

misconduct.

-least

as

#

"There

are

four

reasons at

why Chinese are not suitable

HongKong.

policemen in

(1st) The Chinese idea of crime

is different from

onsider only the

ours.

They

to the

wrong

wrong

to

individual and not the

#

#

society. A native policeman who

aided a felon to condone the

felony with the party wronged, and who received a present for

his

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