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BETWEEN

Coram: Cons J.

$15 NOV 1974

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

(ORIGINAL JURISDICTION)

ACTION NO. 2683 OF 1971

and

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF HONG KONG

JUDGMENT

Plaintiff

Defendant

Mr. Khan, the plaintiff in this action, joined the Hong

Kong Police Force, as it then was, in July 1952 as a constable. In February 1963 he was promoted to Corporal, which I understand

was the equivalent of the rank of Sergeant which he now holds. It was at first a trial promotion for one year. In due course it was confirmed. In 1968 he attended a selection course at the Police

Training Contingent in Fanling. He did well in the course and left with a strong recommendation for promotion to the Inspectorate (Exhibit 13). He tells me that in fact he obtained the highest marks among all those who attended.

was

Presumably upon that recommendation promoted to the rank of Inspector with effect from the 1st June 1968 on trial for three years. He was sent immediately to a Probationary Inspectors' Training Course at the Police Training School, Aberdeen. There were ten students in that particular course. Some were direct recruits from overseas, some were from Hong Kong, and some, like Sergeant Khan, promoted from the ranks. The general instructor for the course was an Inspector Tidey, although other officers dealt with specialised subjects. Naturally this was not the only course being held at the Police Training School at that time and the Commandant of the whole was a Senior Superintendent Morrin.

The purpose of the course is to train participants for

their future duties as officers in the Police Force and at the seme

time assess their suitability as such. It lasts 26 weeks and is

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