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Supplementary to Question No. 4

to meeting on 15 June 1988.

Vegco

DR. HO: Sir, will the Secretary inform this Council what

measures will be taken to reduce the number of Inspectors

and junior police officers

particular those who have

leaving the force, in

developed expertise in

fact that there is a

specialised fields, given the

considerable number leaving the Commercial Crime Bureau ?

SECRETARY FOR SECURITY: Sir, one of the measures which

the Government hopes will retain people in the force and

attract people to the force, is the review led by Mr.

RENNIE which is at present in progress. As you know,

this is to consider the pay

the pay and terms and conditions of

service of employment of all the disciplined services,

including of course the Royal Hong Kong Police Force. Any

difficulties over the retention of staff will be a factor

which will be taken into account in this review. We must

therefore await the findings of the

review before

considering what, if

subsequently be required.

any,

remedial

action will

MR.

CHEONG-LEEN:

sir, can consideration

be given to

raising the standards when recruitment takes place in view

of the rising standard of education and of expectation by

our population and on that premise can careful

consideration be given to what problems might be placed in

terms of expansion for recruitment in the future ?