proportion of the ir pensionable police service in the United Kingdom. This would of course require local legislation and the Governor was asked to consider this suggestion in a telegram sent on the 2nd March.
The latter suggestion of course involved a good deal of local consideration, and the Governor had not been able to reply to us by June, when we asked him in addition to confirm that, in view of the recent increase in cost of living allowances, he was not satisfied as to the adequacy of the petitioners' total emoluments.
The Governor's reply was received towards the end of July this year. He informed us that he was ready to have special legislation prepared for submission to Legislative Council, whereby the Hong Kong Government would accept full pension liability in respect of police service in the United Kingdom of former members of County and Borough Forces recruited in 1945 for Hong Kong. He also said that he was fully satisfied as to the adequacy of the petitioners • total emoluments, compared generally with those of other officers in the Service.
The matter was therefore ready for submission to His Majesty towards the end of august; but, as the Secretary of State's Police Adviser was at that time touring a number of Colonies, including Hong Kong, and was due to return to the Colonial office towards the end of September, it was decided to defer submission for a little longer until the Police Adviser c ould have a final look at the petition in the light of his own enquiries in long Kong The Police Adviser has now informed the Secretary of State that he met representatives of the Inspectors Association in Hong Kong and discussed with them the matters raised in the petition. He considers
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