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8. SO FAR THE EFFECT OF THEIR ACTION ON THE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
OF THE FORCE HAS BEEN NEGLIGIBLE. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME WORK DELAYS, BUT NONE SERIOUS AND NONE THAT THE FORCE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO COPE
WITH. FOR THE PAST FOUR MONTHS THE FORCE HAS BEEN DEPLOYING SOME
DISCIPLINED OFFICERS ON THE TELEPRINTER, TYPING AND TRANSLATION DUTIES THAT POLICE INTERPRETERS HAVE BEEN REFUSING, AND FROM MID-
JANUARY BEGAN TO APPOINT OFFICERS IN OTHER GRADES WITHIN AND
OUTSIDE THE FORCE TO ACT AS POLICE INTERPRETERS TO FILL EXISTING
VACANCIES TEMPORARILY. IF THE POLICE INTERPRETERS EMBARK ON A
STRIKE THE FORCE'S CONTINGENCY PLANS INCLUDE THE DEPLOYMENT OF
SUFFICIENT DISCIPLINED OFFICERS TO COVER THE MORE IMPORTANT OF
THEIR DUTIES AND ENSURE THAT THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME IS NOT AFFECTED.
A CLOSE WATCH IS BEING KEPT ON WHETHER THE UNREST AMONG THE POLICE
INTERPRETERS IS HAVING ANY ADVERSE REPERCUSSIONS ON THE J.P.0.A.,
OR THEIR ELECTIONS, BUT THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF THIS SO FAR,
9. IN A LETTER DELIVERED TO THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE YESTERDAY,
THE ASSOCIATION HAS STATED THAT ITS MEMBERS WILL PROCEED TO
POLICE HEADQUARTERS AT 0900 ON 1ST FEBRUARY TO PRESENT THEIR
DEMANDS FOR ENHANCED PAY SCALES AND PROMOTION PROSPECTS AND WILL
STAGE A FULL-SCALE STRIKE UNLESS THEY RECEIVE A REASONABLY
ACCEPTABLE REPLY''.
10. SO FAR PRESS AND PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR INTERPRETERS APPEARS TO
BE MINIMAL AND LEADING CHINESE AND ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS HAVE
SUPPORTED THE OFFICIAL POSITION. I WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED OF
DEVELOPMENTS.
A: SCS(2)
D: HE,CS,PA,SFORS(2), SHA, CP (2), DIS,DSI,DS (CS), DS (CS)2,PAS(CS) 1P FILE NO: PSU 86/75 III
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