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Forces have not had their previous service tamen into account for purposes of rank or seniority. All that has been done is to take their previous service into account for purposes of determining the point of entry into th Home Police scale. It is, I think, pertinent to reales. here that on this point there can be lit le comparison. between the tro cases, since the Palestine Police concerned are redundent on account of the withdrawal from Palestine whereas Mr. Brain voluntarily left his Home Police appointment to take up a Colonial career.
I cen assure you that the position of
Mr. Brawa as regards pension has been, and is still, under careful consideration. As regards his initial sclery 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 his when he was appointed. As regards seniority, ar. Brawn is on a common basis with other members of the Inspectorate (many of whom have longer service) and his suit:bility for promotion can only be considered in the light of his service in his present post.
His apprehensions regarding the retiring age are not fully understood, but they probably arise from the recommendations made by the recent Hong Kong Bularies Commission that the Hong Kong Government should have the right, if ascessary, to require en officer to
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