Ordinance seems deficient in regards to the powers of Detectives Employed by the Po Leung Kuk. See especially the judgment of the Police Magistrate, at p. xciv of Appendix reported to the Report. I place side by side the present rules on the subject of the Detectives and the clauses of the new Ord" on the subject:
13. Detectives tother Constabler ss. 19 & 20 of Ord
It shall be lawful for the Governor with his discretion from time to time to direct that the services of certain subordinate officers and Constables of the Police Force shall be placed at the disposal of the Society, on such terms & conditions as may be sanctioned by the Governor.
14. Detectives & Constables Employed by the Society shall act only under written instructions signed by the President or a Vice President of the Society.
20. All persons apprehended by the officers or constable, aforementioned shall without unreasonable delay be taken to a Police Station, and any woman or girl... in respect of whom there is cause to suspect that an offence has been or is being Committed may be taken to a place of safety... there to remain until proper provision can be made for the protection of such person's interests & liberty, and so that in the meantime the evidence of such person may when required be available.
It appears from marked passages in the Appendix to Report (app. xix) that the rule as to the four lending detectives has never been put in practice, the Society having always Employed & paid for its own detectives. Latterly, however, they borrowed District Watchmen to act as their Detectives. These "have under s. 18 of Ord. 13 of 1883) all the powers and authorities of a constable."
Do they retain these powers & authorities when lent to the Society?
A Detective employed by the Society, other than a District Watchman or a Police Constable, would have no such power or right to arrest any suspected person? This might, I think, be pointed out in our Ordinance.
I understand from M. Lockhart, the Registrar General (who is now in England) that the Society dealing with detectives, propose to continue their present practice of employing detectives; they will not necessarily always borrow a District Watchman or a Police Constable.
Also, I do not see that the Ordinance gives power to lend District Watchmen. These may perhaps be more useful than Police Constables.
I suggest that Ordinance should be amended.
O
Ordinance seems
Love
deficient is
regards the powers to of Detectives Emplozed by the Po Leung Kuk. See expecially the judgment of the Police Magistrate,
at p. xciv of Appendix
reported
to the Report. I place side by side the present
the subject of the Detectives
rules
J
of the clauses of the new Ord" on the subject:
h.xuriof app.
13. Detectives tother Constabler
19.
ss. 198 20 of Ord
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It shall be lawful for may from the Governor with his discretion
time to time the
to direct that the serries
placed at Inversion of certain subordinate
of the Society upon offics. and Constables the
conditions
Such cond
maz
Police Force shall be
be sanctioned placed at the disposal of the Society, on such terms &
by the fovernor.
under such condition
Excellency may sanction
14. Detectives & fenstables 20. All persons apprehended Employed by the Society by the officers or constable, shall act only under aforementioned shall withiant written mistructions unreasonable delay be signed by the President rent or taken to a Police a Vice President of the Station, and any woma
or girl... in respect of whom Porcisty
there is cause to suspect that
offence has been or isteri....
Committed
may
be taken at mee to..... place of safety... there to remain until proper provisio
can be made for the protection of such person's interests & liberty, and so that in the meantime the woridence
be available
of such person may when required
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It appears from marked passages
the Appendix to Report ap. xix of
that the rule as to the four lending detectives has never been put in practice, the Society having always Emplozed & paid for its own detectives. have 211 Latterly
however they
borrowed District Watchmen to act ar
their Detectives. These " all the District Watchmen have funder
+ 18 of Ord, 13 of 1883)
and authentiez ft tower Rower and
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of a constable"
Follow there
& authorities when lent to the Society?
Detective employed by
But
Iany
the Society, other than a Districh Watchman Police Constable, would have no
1.8. would have no such power
or a
right to arrest any suspected person? This might I think to be pointed
sche. to Report out in our
Orde
as
despre dealing with this Junderstand from M. Lockhart, the Registrar General (who is now in England) that the Socirty with
detectives, paber intend to continue their present practice of emplozing I will not necessarily always borrow
Mair
a District Watchman or a
Police Constable.
Also, I do not see that the Ord giver power to lend District Watchmen These
may perhaps be
nseful than Police
? Suggest that Ordre should be amende.)
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