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CONDITIONS OF SERVICE IN THE HONG KONG
POLICE FORCE.
I-No married man will be enlisted, and no married quarters will be provided until after promotion to rank of Sergeant. On attaining the rank of Sergeant, Officers whother married or unmarried will be required to contribute 4 per cent. of their salaries to the Widows and Orphans Pension Fund.
£ine, rising by triennial incrumsents of £10 to £120 I--The pay is $720 per annu in monthly payments of $06, in addition to which exchange compensation will be given, making half the officer's pay up to a sterling value of 34 to the dollar.
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III-Full pay will be drawn from the date of embarkation,
IV-A bounty of £15 will be paid on enlistment.
V. Each Officer is allowed to remit home, through the Government, any suni mot exceeding his half-pay, but only at the market rate of exchange.
VI.-The engagement will be for five years only. Subject to the approval of the Captain Superintendent of Police and of the Colonial Surgeon, a Constable can re-engage for a further term of five years.
VIF-At the expiration of each of these terms of five years' service he becomes entitled to a second class return passage.
(a) And he can apply through the Captain Superintendent of Police for permission
to return to the service within a period not exceeding nine months,
(2) Should this application be approved, he will receive half-pay during his
absence, and a return passage to the Colony.
(On his return he shall be reinstated in his relative position in the force.
VIII Should he not take leave but remain in the Colony at the expiration of each or either of these two terms of five years' service, he will receive a sum equal to three months' pay of his substantive rank by way of bonus.
LX.-Should he be allowed to continue in the force on the completion of his second term of service, he may, on bis final retirement, be allowed a pension nccording to regulations from time to time issued by the Colonial Government with the approval of the Secretary of State. Under the regulations recently issued, no pension will be granted for less thau fifteen years' service, nor until the Officer has reached the age of 45 years, except in case of retirement on the ground of ill-health.
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X.--Should a Constable be compelled to retire through ill-health before ten years, a gratuity of one month's pay for each year's service may be granted.
XI.--On joining the service each man has to provide himself with a uniform box, the cost of which is $5.
XIL-As a rule he has to perform 6 hours' duty in each twenty-four hours, generally between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.; but he is liable to be called on for extra service.
XIII. He will have to attend School for one hour each day, four days weekly, until he obtains a Certificate of Competency, without which he cannot obtain promotion in the Force.
XIV. He will also be required to attend drill for half an hour, three or four days a week, until he is passed as efficient.
XV.—Each Constable (European) is provided with free quarters, fuel and light. XVI.—The following are also provided free :--
Beds and bedding, summer and winter clothing, helmets, great coats, and
money in lieu of boots. or money in lieu thereof.
XVII. He is provided with table linen, cutlery, glass, crockery ware and cooking utensils for the sum of $5 entrance fee.
XVII-He is provided with Medical Attendance free. If absent from duty in hospital through sickness from climate or ordinary causes for a period not exceeding in all three months in any one year, a stoppage of one-third pay is made. After that period half-pay only will be allowed. If, however, his sickness is certified to be the result of his own indiscretion balf-pay only will be allowed during the whole time of his absence from duty.
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The scale of salonis European Forceci pod as follows:
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7 Inspectors, 1st class, at
+ Inspectors, 3rd class, at Sergeants at a year;
Composed of 2 Chief Inspectors $1,200 a year;
a year; 3 Inspectors, 2nd class, at $1,000 a year;
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a year; 24 Sergeants, at yes; 26 Lance Constables at $720 a year. Of the above, 2 Inspectors,
2 Sergeants, 3 Lance Sergeants, and 13 Constables are employed in the Water Police, and do duty in Steam Launches and boats in the Harbour and outside of it.
XX-Besides this, 36 Sergeants and Constables of the Force are menibers of the Fire Brigade, for which they receive extra pay as follows:--
Three Foremen at $10 a month; 4 Assistant Foremen at $12 a month; 4 Engine Drivers at $16 a month; 3 Assistant Engine Drivers at $12 a month; 29 Firemen at $9 a mouth.
Two Sergeants and 3 Lance Sergeants draw allowances of $15 and $12 a month respectively for detective duty.
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