CYPHER/CAT A
CONFIDENTIAL
PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER 172
28 TOP COPY
TO HONG KONG
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7 MARCH 1969.
(HKK 14/8)
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YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 193: HONG KONG POLICE AND AUXILIARY POLICE FORCES.
DATE FOR ANNOUNCEMENT HAS NOT YET BEEN ARRANGED. HOWEVER, IT IS PRIME MINISTER'S INTENTION TO MAKE ANNOUNCEMENT AT END OF QUESTION TIME AND THIS WILL LEAVE MORE TIME THAN USUAL FOR SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS WHICH MAY RANGE WIDELY AND SOME OF WHICH MAY BE HOSTILE.
2. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO US IN PREPARING FOR SUCH QUESTIONS IF YOU COULD LET US HAVE INFORMATION ON SUCH MATTERS AS:-
(1) YEAR OF FORMATION OF POLICE FORCE (? 1844) AND AUXILIARY POLICE FORCE AND STRENGTH AND ESTABLISHMENT OF LATTER.
(2) WHETHER PRESENT RATES OF PAY GIVE ANY REASONABLE CAUSE FOR DISSATISFACTION WITHIN THE FORCE OR PRESENT ANY RECRUITMENT
PROBLEMS.
(3) CORRUPTION WITHIN THE FORCE.
STEWART
FILES H.K. D.
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