CO129-612-2 Police Department- petition from European memebers of Inspectorate 29-1-1948 - 22-7-1949 — Page 110

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pensionable circumstances, they will be eligible to receive (a) the pension for which they had qualified under the

Metropolitan Police at the time of their transfer, (b) the pension from Hong Kong which they will have

earned which will be calculated as a "scheduled" pension,

i.e. taking into account the period of Home service.

attention of the Governor of Hong Kong is being drawn te

the misunderstanding which has arisen over paragrap

of the Colonial Seeretary's letter of the 4th March,

4.

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As regards initial salary on entering the Hong Kong

Police, I do not consider that a case has been made out

for departing from the approved methods of calculation

which were used in the assessment of this and accepted by

Mr. Saul and Mr. Brown when they were appointed.

5.

As regards seniority, they are on a common basis

with other members of the Inspectorate (many of whom have longer service) and their suitability for promotion can

only be considered in the light of their service in their

present posts.

6. The recently enacted United Kingdom Police

Pension Act, 1948, to which they refer, seems to

have no connection with their position. As I have said

above, both their Home pension and Colonial Pension

positions are safeguarded under existing legislation, and,

in any case, their transfers to Hong Kong are already

recognised. The position would, of course, be altered

if for any reason they did not retire in pensionable

circumstances, e.g. if they resigned or were dismissed.

7. The fact that Mr. Saul and Mr. Brown received

the consent of their Chiefs of Police to join the

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