36. To cope with the additional work on rent control, we recom- mended in January 1974 the creation of supernumerary posts of one Principal Rating and Valuation Surveyor and 57 other posts.
Registration of Persons Department
37. To provide staff for a new system of juvenile registration, we recommended in July 1973 the creation of 22 additional posts.
Royal Hong Kong Police Force
38. We made six recommendations between June 1973 and January 1974, for the creation of additional posts to strengthen the Traffic Branch. The recommendations covered a net increase of 799 posts, including two Senior Superintendents and four Superintendents.
39. A net increase of 245 posts, including one Chief Inspector and 28 Inspectors was recommended in July 1973 for the Criminal Inves- tigation Department as a result of a revision of the manning scale (approved by Finance Committee in 1966) for investigation squads, preventive patrols and other special squads.
40. In March 1973, we recommended the creation of one new supernumerary post of Commandant, and in May the creation of 30 other posts, to enable the establishment on a temporary basis of a Police Cadet School.
41. Last year, we reported that we had recommended to Finance Committee the creation of a number of supernumerary clerical posts (held against vacancies for Sergeants and Constables) to enable the Commissioner to begin the process of releasing Police officers from civilian duties. The experiment proved successful and in November 1973 we recommended the replacement of 12 posts of Sergeant and 123 posts of Constable by civilian posts, which will eventually result in an annual saving of some $375,000. Further proposals of this nature are expected from the Commissioner.
Secretariat for Information
42. Consequent upon the reorganization of the Colonial Secretariat in May 1973, the supernumerary post of Secretary for Information noted in the previous year's report was abolished. The Information Services Department and Radio Hong Kong have reverted to separate departments and policy control is now exercised by the Secretary for Home Affairs in the Colonial Secretariat, to whom the Secretary for Information's responsibilities were transferred.
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