CO129-575-13 Salaries scales in Hong Kong Police Force 6-6-1939 - 18-8-1939 — Page 8

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(*3950-150) Wt. 46262-29

30.000 3/39 T.S. 695

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Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

ID 16

Bickle/8/39.

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

HONG KONG.

No. 320.

GOVERNOR.

2

53545/1/39.

Hong Kong.

8

sir,

(1)

Downing Street,

18 August, 1939.

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I have etc., to acknowledge

the receipt of your despatch No.404

of the 6th June, regarding the

the salary scales of European

sergeants and lance sergeants in

FURTHER ACTION.

Copy with copy of

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enclosure to

Crown Agents.

lf.

and the Hong Kong Police Force, Iam

to inform you that I approve the

proposal to substitute for the

scales at present applying to these

officers a comprehensive through

scale of £190 rising to £350 by

five annual increments of £10, one

of £30, five of £10 and two of £15

with an efficiency bar after the

ninth year.

2.

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Page

9

2.

I also approve the proposal

that the new scale should take effect

as from the 1st July, 1939.

I have, etc.,

age 9

age 9

Page

Page

No.404.

Sir,

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RECEIVED

19 JUN 1939

C. O. REGY

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG,

6th June, 1939.

Enclosure No.1.

encl-only to

لمة السر

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I have the honour to inform you that

consideration has recently been given to the salary scales

2.

of European sergeants and lance sergeants in the Hong Kong

Police Force. I enclose a copy of a petition which has

been received from certain members of the Hong Kong Police

Force. I am satisfied that there is substance in the

representations made in the petition and that some

adjustment in the prospects of these officers is desirable.

It will be seen that the principal grievance of

the petitioners is the long delay in promotion from lance sergeant to sergeant. A comparison of the prospects of

these men with those of officers of a similar grade in

other departments indicates that this complaint is well founded, and, in view of the long period which the normal lance sergeant has had to spend in the past on his maximum

salary, I consider it both equitable and expedient that

3.

a through scale for the two ranks should be introduced.

Lance sergeants are at present on the scale £190 to £240 by £10 annually, and sergeants on the scale £260

to £350 by two annual increments of £20 and five of £10.

I propose to substitute for these two scales a

comprehensive through scale of £190 to £350 by five annual

increments of £10, one of £30, five of £10 and two of £15,

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

MALCOLM MACDONALD, M.P.,

&C.

&C.,

&C.,

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