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THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1978

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(C) FOR HONG KONG ISLAND DISTRICT, KOWLOON

DISTRICT, AND NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT,

UNIFORM BRANCH

SUPERNUMERARY POSTS

3 CHIEF SUPERINTENDENTS

FOUR OF THE PERMANENT POSTS AND ALL THE SUPERNUMERARY POSTS WILL BE FILLED IN THE FIRST INSTANCE BY RECRUITMENT FROM OVERSEAS.

THE EXISTING PERMANENT DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE POST WILL RETAIN RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL OPERATIONAL POLICE MATTERS

INCLUDING CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT, SPECIAL BRANCH AND THE UNIFORM BRANCH.

THE NEW SUPERNUMERARY DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE WILL HAVE OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING PERSONNEL, TRAINING, CIVIL MANAGEMENT AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT MATTERS. THIS POST IS EXPECTED TO BE FILLED BY A RETIRED SENIOR ARMY OFFICER FROM THE U.K. THE SENIOR ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE POST IS EXPECTED TO BE FILLED BY A SENIOR U.K. POLICE OFFICER. A FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THESE APPOINTMENTS WILL BE MADE SHORTLY.

COMMENTING ON THE NEW POSTS THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE FORCE HAD EXPANDED BY MORE THAN. 5,000 POSTS IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS. MOST OF THESE POSTS HAD BEEN OPERATIONAL AND IT WAS NOW ESSENTIAL TO STRENGTHEN THE ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE. TO ACHIEVE THIS, THE SPOKESMAN WENT ON, IT WAS IMPORTANT TO DRAW UPON EXPERIENCE FROM OUTSIDE THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE SO AS TO OBTAIN THE MOST HIGHLY QUALIFIED MEN AVAILABLE.

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT FOR THIS REASON, ALTHOUGH MOST SENIOR VACANCIES ARE FILLED FROM WITHIN THE FORCE, DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS EIGHT OFFICERS WITH POLICE SERVICE IN OTHER OVERSEAS TERRITORIES HAD BEEN APPOINTED TO FILL VACANCIES CAUSED BY RETIREMENT AND EXPANSION.

+ THE NEW POSTS SHOULD BE VIEWED AS AN INFUSION OF NEW EXPERIENCE INTO THE SENIOR RANKS OF THE FORCE IN ORDER TO PLACE IT ON A SOUNDER ADMINISTRATIVE FOOTING,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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