CO129-537-8 Police Force Ordinance 1932 1-12-1932 - 2-5-1933 — Page 19

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Enclosure No.2.

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ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS,

Hong Kong 1st December, 193 2.

REPORT ON ORDINANCE No

37

of 193 2.

1. I have examined the accompanying Ordinance. intituled an

Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law relating to the

establishment and regulation of the Police Force, and I am

of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary

to the Governor's instructions.

2.

This Ordinance consolidates and to some extent amends

the law for the establishment and regulation of the Hong

Kong Police Force.

A Table of Correspondence is attached

which indicates the source of each section and the nature

of the various amendments.

3.

Section 7 dealing with compulsory retirement for

inefficiency or age is substituted for section 14 of the principal Ordinance which dealt with compulsory resignation

for ill health.

4.

Section 16, as substituted by No. 18 of 1929, has been

omitted, and a general power in the Inspector General to make regulations governing leave and passages for subordinate

members of the force and members of the civilian staff has

been added to (new) section 12.