CO129-612-1 Police Department- petition from European memebers of Inspectorate 21-1-1947 - 17-2-1948 — Page 20

3. In reply to their contention that their ull previous police service has not been taken nto account when assessing the point of entry n the Hong Kong salary scale, the petitioners ay be informed, as you suggest in your despatch, that I do not consider that a case has been made out for departing from the approved method of calculation which was used in the assessment of the initial salary of those officure, and

accepted by them on appointment.

4. With regard to the question of the eservation of the Home pension rights of

the personnel concerned, further enquiries are being made of the Home Office as to whether it will

be possible for them to be regarded as

having been seconded from their Home Police

Force for service in Hong Kong, with the

right to be re-instated at the appropriate point in their original salary scale and without

loss of seniority or promotion by reason of their

secondment. There are likely to be difficulties

obtaining agreement to this proposal, and the

enquiries will no doubt be protradted, since not

only the Home Office, but a number of individual local authorities, is concerned. I have no

objection to the petitioners being informed of

the action being taken in this matter. I will

comunicate with you further on this matter as soon

es I am in a position to do so.

I have, etc.

(sga) DD

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