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Head 24-POLICE FORCE

Approved Estimate 1949-50

Estimate 1950-51

Special Expenditure

$

$

$

$

Bullet-proof waistcoats

31 Arms

32 Automatic branch exchanges

33 Bicycles

34 Radio-telephony equipment

35 Searchlights and portable flashlights

36 Wire recorders

Binoculars

Bullet-proof shields

Cinecamera and equipment

Generating plant and equipment, New Territories

109,000

200,000

189,000 (35) 490,000 (43) 7,700 (43) 60,000 (44)

12,000 (43)

5,000

2,800 (44)

6,000

6,000

5,000

7,000

50,000

Motor transport

187,870

Musical instruments

(45)

24,000

Steel lockers

83,400

Tear-smoke equipment

163,000

Telephone lines, New Territories

50,000

Verey-light pistols

3,000

Total Special Expenditure

899,270

Total Expenditure

12,633,722

761,500

15,553,762

(1) One supernumerary post pending retirement of

officer.

(2) One officer seconded for special duties. (3) One new post.

(4) One officer seconded for duty as Aide-de-Camp and provided for under His Excellency the Governor.

(5) Two Chief Inspectors in place of two Inspectors. (6) 52 new posts. One post provided for under

Treasury.

(7) Two new posts.

(8) 14 new posts.

(9) 34 new posts.

(10) 356 new posts.

(11) Stipulated increments.

(12) One Interpreter Translator in place of one Clerk

Special Class.

(13) Two Clerks Class I in place of two Clerks

Class II.

(14) Three posts previously provided for under Civil

Aviation Department.

(15) Two Clerks Class II in place of two Clerks

Class III.

(16) One post previously provided for under

Secretariat for Chinese Affairs.

(17) 37 posts previously provided for under temporary

staff. (18) One Senior Woman Confidential Assistant in place of one Woman Confidential Assistant Class I.

(19) Two Women Confidential Assistants Class I in place of two Women Confidential Assistants Class II.

(20) One Wireless Telegraphist Class II in place of

one Wireless Telegraphist Class III.

(21) Title changed from Wireless Telegraphist.

(22) Personnel changed.

(23) 14 posts abolished.

(24) Five posts abolished.

(25) 27 supernumerary posts held against vacancies

in higher classes.

(26) Ten new posts.

(27) Four new posts.

(28) Eight supernumerary

posts held against

vacancies for Women Constables.

(29) Eleven new posts.

(30) Provides for:

One Indian Liaison Officer ($400 per month); Ten Translators ($230 per month);

One Clerk ($328 per month);

60 Clerks ($150 per month);

50 Motor Drivers (16 at $104 per month, 26 at $108 per month, six at $112 per month, one at $116 per month, and one at $128 per month) for six months.

(31) Provides for daily-paid Motor Drivers. (32) Title changed from Field allowances. (33) Previous provision inadequate. (34) Overtime anticipated.

(35) More equipment required.

(36) New item.

(37) Abolition of free light and fuel and more

stations.

(38) Previously over-estimated. (39) More plant and equipment.

(40) More deportees, etc. (41) More use of Reserve. (42) Fewer rented stations. (43) New item.

(44) Re-vote. (45) Not required.