CO129-612-1 Police Department- petition from European memebers of Inspectorate 21-1-1947 - 17-2-1948 — Page 83

3.

At all times

most of the Pre-War Officers did not

return to Hong Kong until March this year

our dealings

regarding the Memorandum were undertaken on behalf of all Pre-

War Officers and subject to their confirmation.

As will be scen in 'J', a meeting was held when it was felt that nearly all these Officers had returned to Hong Kong.

I informed them of the action I had taken and this was most unanimously approved, but the salary scheme which had been sub- as at F 13* was found to be inadequate considering

conditions experienced in this Post War World.

mitted

Recently a Salaries and Conditions of Service Commissħ ion sat in Hong Kong and I had the honour on behalf of the Pre-

War Officers to appear before same. I submitted to the Commission a revised salary scale with points as will be found

at 'L'.

*

In attaching "M" I do so to assure you that whilst we

were interned at Stanley Camp Hong Kong, in common with other

instructions verbal and otherwise we continued right

throughout our internment as a Police Force and not as Prisoner

of War in the accepted sense. Therefore, I feel that we

should receive the sympathetic consideration promised, hoped

for and expected which is our due, also, considering the fact

that the Police Force was

during the war - created a body of

Militiamen, the said order creating us such has NOT yet been repealed and, to date, we have received no intimation as to

what War Medals or decorations we are to receive.

In our reply to the Memorandum at *F*

reference was

made to F 9 (b)' when we criticised the placing of the Post

War contingent in the Seniority Roll in positions senior to Pre-War permanent established and pensionable Officers

safeguarded by 'F LO

they are superimposed throughout the

Seniority Roll to the detriment of many Pre-War Officers.

In particular we drew attention to the concluding paragraph of

F 9 (b). To this Sir, I would also like you to pay

particular note of the date of this Special Memo

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27/11/1941.

The Pacific war.