CO129-464 - Public Offices - 1920 — Page 131

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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 an officer reaches the rank of Sergeant. On attaining the rank of Sergeant, officers whether married or unmarried will be required to contribute 4 per cent. of their salaries to the Widows and Orphans' Pension Fund.

II. The pay is £100 rising by biennial increment of £10 to £120 per sanum.

Note. For purposes of local payment 80% of this salary is converted into dollars at the rate of 1/9 to the dollar and the remainder at the average Hong Kong demand rate from the 15th of the preceding month to the 15th of the month in respect of which the salary is paid. In fixing the rate no fraction less than a farthing is calculated. These rates are open to revision.

III-A bounty of £15 is paid on enlistment.

IV. Full pay will be drawn from the date of embarkation.

V.-An officer is allowed to remit home, through the Government, any sum not exceeding half his pay at the market rate of exchange.

VI.-Au officer's engagement is for a period of five years, at the expiry of which he is entitled to a return passage, second class by steamer and third class by railway, to his home, and, if his services have been satisfactory, to half-pay during the voyage to England.

VII-With the permission of the Government an officer may be re-engaged for a second period of five years, in which event he is entitled, at the end of the first period of five years, to nine months' leave of absence ou half pay and to a return passage to the Colony.

VIII.-At the end of the second period of five years, and at the end of any subsequent periods for which an officer may be engaged, he is entitled to nine months' leave of absence, with full pay for the first six months and half pay for the remaining three months, and he is also entitled to a return passage to the Colony.

IX.—Should an officer elect not to take leave but to remain in the Colony at the expiration of a term of five years' service, he will receive a sum equal to three months' pay of his substantive rank by way of bonus.

X. Should an officer be allowed to continue in the Force on the completion of his second term of service, he may, on his final retirement, be allowed a pension according to regulations from time No pension

to time issued by the Colonial Government with the approval of the Secretary of State.

will be granted for less than 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.

XI.--Should an officer 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.

XII. On joining the service an officer is required to provide himself with a uniform box, the cost of which is $5.

XIII. The hours of duty are such as the Captain Superintendent of Police may direct. They very but in the majority of cases they do not exceed 8 hours in the 24 for Water Police, and 6 hours in the 24 for Land Police.

XIV. An officer is required to attend school for one hour on four days in each week until he obtains a certificate of competency, without which he cannot obtain promotion in the Force.

XV. An officer is required to attend drill for half an hour on three or four days in each week until he is passed as efficient.

XVI.--Officers in charge of stations in certain rural districts are required to perform, in addition to their police duties, duties for the Sanitary Department, Harbour Department, and Land Office without extra remuneration.

XVII-Officers are provided with free quarters, fuel, and light.

XVIII-The following are provided free-

Beds and bedding, summer and winter clothing, helmets, great coats, and boots, or money

in lieu of boots.

XIX. An officer on joining is provided with table linen, outlery, glass, crockery ware, and cooking utensils for the sum of $5.

XX. An officer is provided with free medical attendance. If absent from duty in hospital through sickness from olimatic or ordinary causes the following stoppages are made-

Salaries.

£96 to £130

Daily Rates.

55 cents.

23

£131 £160

75

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95

29

£161 £200

23

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£201 £270

£271 £299

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£300 and over

23

$1.20

$1.60

$2.00

If, however, his sickness is certified to be the result of his own indiscretion half-pay only will be allowed during the whole time of his absence from duty.

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