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to Police duties. With the

Carge

armed force of which the Police

consists divided and scattered as it

over the Island and Kowloor Jemiwula in some 15 different stations - it is essential that frequent visits and inspections should be made by the Head

of the Police d the outstations and even detached

posts, as well as in all parts of the town. Without such frequent inspections, experience teaches us that discipline ui outstations will relax and real will evaporate. The Chief of Police therefore should not

of merely his office, attending to office work, looking after details and

restin

iss.

issuing orders from his desk, but should be ready to move

anywhere at all

hives.

scous essential that he should have the assistance of a superion officer who could take his place, carry

to enable him to do this it

ouh

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traordinary

out ordinary

as well as extraor

duties in his absence, and who

should have all the authority

delegated

Looking

d to superior officers by law. at the peculiar positier of

Hongkong

this officer should I – consider reside at Kowloon. The

growing population and importance of this Seninsula, the provincity of the two miles boundary line between British and Chunrese territory,

troubles that ma

may

the-

arise (and have

arisen) as to violations of terris

as well aw

as

quartered

the

large

isarey,

force of Police red in that peninsula, render it most desirable that such superior officer should as a rule reside ni Police quarters at Kowloow, where he could exercise a prompter and more direct control over the Police and Police duties than can be done by the Chief resider

side

of

on this

the Harbour while he would

be