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17. That Your Petitioners observe that under the new
conditions of service salaries will be on a Hong Kong Dollar
basis. That so long as the Hong Kong Dollar is linked to sterl-.
ing, Your Petitioners agree to this arrangement, but, they,
submit, that if this link be broken the salaries should revert
to sterling .
18. That the new terms based on the Salaries Report will commence on the 1st January 1947. That Your Petitioners
respectfully submit that as the conditions were at least as
bad on 1st May 1946 (when the Civil Administration resumed duties) as on 1st January 1947 and Your Petitioners had
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to augment their salaries out of their private means during
1946 the new scale should commence at the earlier date
19. That this petition covers many points which are of vital importance to the attainment of an " adequately paid
and contented Police Force,"
20. That Your Petitioners pray that Your Excellency
will grant an audience to a deputation of the European Inspectors' Association for the purpose od amplifying or explaining any matters upon which Your Excellency may require
further information
That Your Petitioners therefore
humbly pray that,
(a) Your Petitioners may be given
an opportunity to reconsider the
options contained in Form "C", when
this Petition and other outstanding
matters have been decided
(b) An increase of pay be granted
to such officers as decide to remain in
the present agreements.
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