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Police

and readily enlist in the ofor the sake of the higher Pensions .

As for the Chinese, 25 years service cannot be regarded

as excessive when

it is considered that the

men are all either natives

of the

of Hongkong or of -neighbouring province.

With regard

regard to

4.

the second recommendation,

I cannot regard it as reasonable to place

Indians

and

and Chinese on

the

same

-footing as regards the~ climatic bonus with Europeans, and. I do not consider that

the branches of the Police Force which would be affected by the withdrawal of the privilege would be rendered less efficient, or

the service to

any

detrimental

extent less popular.

I would add that

the difficulty

in mas

making

а

difference in this respect

between