CO129-612-2 Police Department- petition from European memebers of Inspectorate 29-1-1948 - 22-7-1949 — Page 128

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In our petition at paragraph 3, concluding, is reference

to the fact that by Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 84,

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Froclamation No. 14 dated 11th. December 1941, we were made

Militiamen. This has never been repealed, and in fact we are still

a.litiamen. This is a very important point Sir, and as we "took the

field" against a rutaless enemy without protest surely we are entitled

to be returned to our Civil Rights by the said Proclamation being

repealed.

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made to

In our reply to the Memorandum

reference was

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when me criticised the placing of the Post War

contingent in the Seniority Poll in positions senior to Pre-Mar

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safeguarded by

permanent established and pensionable Officers

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they are superimposed throughout the Seniority Roll to the

detriment of many Pre-Far Officers.

In particular we drev

attention to the concluding paragraph of

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To this Sir, I

would also like you to pay particular note of the date of this

Special Memo 27/11/1941.

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The Pacific War broke out on 8/12/1941

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During the war I was,

and Hong Kong surrendered on 25/12/1941.

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over and above essential outside work, closely attached to Folice

Headquarters, being mainly responsible to the then Commissioner of

Police, J.P. PENVEFATHER- EVANS Esq., for work done by me.

On 26/12/1941 he instructed me to go to the Chief Inspector (then

J. FENDER since retired) and to have the personal files of ea ch

European Officer destroyed. This we did, and I reported same to the

Commissioner. The Commissioner then produced the personal record

cards of the European Contingent saying that these too would have

to be destroyed. Before doing so I looked through the cards

and at the bottom of each was an entry such

(P.A.

"Fit for promotion"

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3d.. K.A.BIDMEAD. P.A. Personal Assistant to Commissioner of Police)

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On the issue of the said Special Memo

each Police Superintendent had to report on the fitness or otherwise

for promotion of each Officer under his command.

the result.

The

The above is

It will be noticed that the issue of this Special Meno coincided with the outbreak of the Pacific war the surrender

of Hong Kong