TNAG-0330-FCO40-366-Visit-of-Parliamentary-Under-Secretary-of-State--Anthony-Roy-1972 — Page 104

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(4)

(e)

(f)

(a)

A substantial rise in police pay almed at increasing recruitment and bringing the Force up to establishment. Posts,

in the Police Force are being taken over by civilians whenever possible so as to increase the number of trained men available for police duties. Men are also being redeployed whenever possible and technical aids are being provided to increase their effectiveness. Extra duty allowance has also been paid temporarily for abnormally long hours on the beat, so that more officers could be turned out

(b)

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The Auxiliary Police Force is being changed from being essentially an emergency force to become a permanent part-time constabulary to combat crime. It is being expanded, and their pay increased, for this purpose.

nadqueate sentences. Provision has been made for the establishment of A new form of detention centre for young first offenders, Tie was opened on 16 June147.

(c)

in June th

year.

The Hong Kong Government have decided to start a police cadet school on lines similar to that of the Metropolitan Police, in order to raise the whole standard of the Force, though this will take time.

A large police building programme is in hand and temporary report centres have been established in urban areas where there is not at present a nearby station.

(g) The police have made speciul arrangements to

provide advice on preventive measures to Banks, jewellers and others likely to be robbed.

(h)

Hong Kong

As the Government believe that much crime still remains undetected they are examining what further steps can be usefully taken the public to report.

to encourage

3. Apart from such measures, the Governor hopes that

the efforts being made to improve the quality of life for everyone in Hong Kong, in the fields of housing,

education, social welfare, recreation and so on, will

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