CO129-612-1 Police Department- petition from European memebers of Inspectorate 21-1-1947 - 17-2-1948 — Page 22

the point of entry on the Hong Kong salary

scale, 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 officers, and accepted by

them on appointment.

4. With regard to the question of the

preservation of home pension rights of the

personnel concerned, I would inform you

hat 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. In this connection I would emphasise

are likely that there/to be difficulties in obtaining

the

mly the

Since not mey, Home Office, unt a

number I individual bread authorities, i

eement to this proposal, and that such enquiries

necessarily be protracted If you see no

objection,therefore, you may wish to inform the

petitioners of the action being taken in this

regard, but I would suggest that they should be

given to understand quite clearly that the fact

that further enquiries are being made does not

necessarily imply that their request can be granted.

I will address a further despatch to you in due

course on this aspect of the petition.

I have etc.

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