MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1977
+I CAN ALSO ASSURE ALL CONCERNED THAT THESE POWERS WILL NOT BE USED IN RESPECT OF ANYTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR, AND WILL NOT LIKELY BE USED IN THE FUTURE.
+ | AM GLAD TO SAY IN CONCLUSION THAT A MEETING WAS HELD BETWEEN THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VARIOUS POLICE ASSOCIATIONS DURING MOST OF TODAY.
+THE MEETING AGREED THAT THE COMMISSIONER SHOULD ISSUE
A STATEMENT THAT WILL BE MADE SHORTLY, RECORDING A PLEDGE OF FULL LOYALTY TO THE COMMISSIONER AND A PLEDGE THAT IN FUTURE ALL ISSUES WOULD BE PURSUED THROUGH ESTABLISHED CONSTITUTIONAL CHANNELS. AND BY NO OTHER MEANS, AND CERTAINLY NOT BY THE PROCESS OF ANY PROTEST PUBLIC GATHERINGS.
+AS I HAVE ONLY JUST HEARD THIS STATEMENT I AM UNABLE TO COMMENT ON IT, BUT FEEL IT RIGHT THAT HON. MEMBERS SHOULD KNOW OF IT BEFORE PASSING TO THE AMENDMENT ON THE ORDER PAPER. I STILL THINK THAT THE POWERS THAT THE AMENDMENT WILL CONFER ARE DESIRABLE, THOUGH THE OUTCOME OF THIS MEETING DOES OFFER ADDITIONAL HOPE THAT THEY WILL NOT NEED TO BE USED.+
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE GIVEN POWERS TO SACK OFFICERS FOR DISOBEDIENCE
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THE POLICE FORCE (AMENDMENT)(NO. 2) BILL 1977, WHICH EMPOWERS THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE TO SUMMARILY DISMISS ANY POLICE OFFICER FOR DISOBEDIENCE TO POLICE ORDERS, WAS UNANIMOUSLY PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (MONDAY).
MOVING THE BILL, THE HON. CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DENYS ROBERTS SAID ANY OFFICER SUMMARILY DISMISSED UNDER THE NEW SECTION 31 OF THE PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE WOULD NORMALLY FORFEIT ALL CLAIMS TO A PENSION, GRATUITY OR OTHER ALLOWANCE.
HOWEVER, SECTION 31 (2) WOULD ALLOW THE GOVERNOR TO PERMIT A PENSION OR OTHER ALLOWANCE TO BE PAID TO A POLICE OFFICER DISMISSED UNDER THE SECTION IN A PARTICULAR CASE, SIR DENYS ADDED.
+I BELIEVE THAT, IN THE PRESENT DISTURBED STATE OF THE FORCE, IT IS NECESSARY TO ARM THE COMMISSIONER WITH THIS WEAPON SO THAT HE MAY BE ABLE TO DISCIPLINE SWIFTLY AND EFFECTIVELY ANY POLICE OFFICER WHO IS GUILTY OF DISOBEDIENCE, THOUGH I HOPE THAT GOOD SENGE WILL PREVAIL AND THAT IT WILL NOT PROVE TO BE NECESSARY TO USE 17.+
UNDER THE BILL, THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE WILL BE ABLE TO +DISMISS FORTHWITH ANY POLICE OFFICER WHOM HE IS SATISFIED IS GUILTY OF DISOBEDIENCE TO POLICE ORDERS OR TO ANY LAWFUL ORDER GIVEN BY A SUPERIOR OFFICER.+
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