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who, without divulging names, confirmed what Inspector SMITH
On returning to the Central Folice Station I
had told me.
informed Inspector SMITH.
The following day, after consultation, I wrote to the Commissioner of Police requesting that he defer these promotions until further consideration could be given to the subject.
My minute to Commissioner of Police as at 47
of Police was appointed in December, 1946).
as at 48
(The Commissioner
I received a reply
paragrph 3 of same informs us who constitute the Board. It is rather odd to say the least, that the members of
this Board are almost identical to the Officers who constituted the
Board as in 17 - 2 and who had certified all Pre-War Officers as
-
being "Fit for promotion".
Extract from Hong Kong Police General Order No. 40 of
49
28th. March 1947, as at, informed us of who had been promoted.
Inspector SMITH's name was not amongst them.
50
Action behind the scenes must have taken place after the
ssue of General Order No. 40, for in Hong Kong Police General
Crder No. 50 of 17th. April 1947 at I was most astonished
to read that Inspector SMITH had been promoted to Acting Chief
Inspector. Rather ironical to say the least that this self same Officer only a month before was deemed "unfit to hold the rank".
Reverting to 49 I have underlined two names, and to
further prove how unjust things are towards the Pre-Var Officers, it was more than a shock to us to find that J.A. MC.CA HAY had been
promoted to Chief Inspector as from 1/5/45, for him to be so promoted is one of the most grave ingustices ever inflicted on a body of men, for this man is a former member of the Shanghai
Municipal Police and was recruited at the same time as the Post
War United Kingdom Contingent and most certainly not on the
permanent or pensionable Establishment of the liong Kong Governrent.
This man joined the Hong Kong Police around the end of 1945
or the beginning of 1946, never previously having served in this
His promotion dates from 1/5/46 and I can swear on oath
that not one member of the Promotion Board returned to Hong Kong
Force.
from the united Kingdom..
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