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LEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1990

SIR DAVID SAID THAT OFFICERS ENGAGED IN ONEROUS THEIR PRESCRIBED RESPONSIBILITIES WERE

DUTIES BEYOND ELIGIBLE FOR RECOGNITION IN

OF

ALLOWANCE OR THE FORM

ACTING

EXTRANEOUS DUTIES ALLOWANCE,

OFFICERS RECEIVED HONORARIA UNDER CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS AND MANY SUCH ALLOWANCES EACH YEAR.

PAYMENT OF

THESE ALLOWANCES AND BY THE LEGISLATIVE

"ANNUAL PROVISIONS FOR THE HONORARIA BY INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS ARE APPROVED COUNCIL IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ESTIMATES.

INDIVIDUAL

CASES WHICH COMMITTEE

"PAYMENT IN

CASES ARE APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY SUBJECT TO THE RELEVANT CONDITIONS BEING MET. ONLY THOSE CANNOT BE APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY ARE REFERRED TO FINANCE FOR CONSIDERATION," HE ADDED.

DURING THE THREE YEARS FROM 1987 TO 1989, SIR

ONE ONLY

OF

AND FOR

CASE REFERRED TO BY MR POON WAS THE COULD NOT BE DEALT WITH ADMINISTRATIVELY FINANCE COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL WAS OBTAINED.

DAVID SAID THE ITS NATURE WHICH WHICH, THEREFORE,

THE PLANNED OFFICER CONCERNED 14 HE SAID.

"AS

I HAVE

EXPLAINED, WERE REORGANISATION OF THE LANDS AND WORKS BRANCH, WOULD HAVE BEEN REWARDED BY MORE CONVENTIONAL MEANS,

IT

NOT

FOR

THE

0

DEPLOYMENT OF POLICE OFFICERS ON VBP DUTIES

SINCE JUNE 1989 INDICATE A DAILY OFFICERS, AND 76 MEMBERS OF THE

BOAT

THE CAMPS,

PEOPLE

DEDICATED RECORDS KEPT AVERAGE DEPLOYMENT OF 567 POLICE AUXILIARY POLICE FORCE TO MANAGE VIETNAMESE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON GEOFFREY BARNES, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

DUTIES,

ANOTHER 35 POLICE OFFICERS WERE ASSIGNED TO VBP ESCORT MR BARNES SAID IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON POON CHI-FAI.

"THIS LEVEL OF DEPLOYMENT ACCOUNTS RESPECTIVELY FOR 2.23 PER CENT AND 1.41 PER CENT OF RHKPF (ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE) AND RHKAPF (AUXILIARY POLICE FORCE) STRENGTH, HE SAID.

MR POON WAS ASKING ABOUT THE NUMBER OF POLICE OFFICERS DEPLOYED ON BEAT DUTIES ANNUALLY IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE FREQUENCY OF SUCH BEAT PATROLS, AND THE NUMBER OF POLICE OFFICERS DEPLOYED ON VBP DUTIES DURING THE SAME PERIOD.

MR BARNES EXPLAINED THAT INFORMATION AS TO POLICE OFFICERS DEPLOYED ANNUALLY OVER THE PAST THREE DUTIES WAS NOT READILY AVAILABLE.

THE NUMBER OF YEARS ON BEAT

/"TO PROVIDE