CO129-612-3 Police Department- petition from European memebers of Inspectorate 20-7-1949 - 20-1-1950 — Page 41

have an important bearing on the petitioners' contention

that their total emoluments were inadequate; and, in point

of fact following on the committee's report, very

fact, substantial increases in cost of living allowances were

approved with effect from the 1st January, 1949.

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(6) It was felt that the petitioners' claim that

previous police service in the United Kingdom should be

counted towards pension called for sympathetic

consideration. As it had been established that the County

and Borough authorities concerned could not regard the men

recruited from their Forces in 1945 for the Hong Kong

Police as being on secondment, it was clear that, if

any concession were to be made, the Hong Kong Government

would have to assume responsibility for some proportion

of their pensionable police service in the United Kingdom.

This itan 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 now 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.

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