TNAG-2091-FCO40-2977-Royal-Hong-Kong-Police-Force-1990 — Page 152

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From: Commissioner of Police

Ref. : (45) in CP/CON 214/159 III

Tel. : 8041437

Date : 15 February 1990)

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To: Distribution

HKB 431

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12 MAR 1990

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Royal skres Kong Police Force Situation and Assessment

This report covers the verion J9jú hours on 17 January 1990 Lo üyü☺ hours on 31 January 1990.

Morale

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Concern is being shown in the r'orce over the events of recent months both in China arxı in Hong Kong, coupled with the Government's continued failure to adequately address the Force's prevailing problems in respect of salaries and conditions of service. There is a report from ond Region that the situation is beginning to affect officers' approach to their duties. Whilst officers are still working efficiently at street level. their previous high level of commitment to the Force is starting to decline. There is less enthusiasm and some reluctance by local Superintendents to be posted to the Police Tactical Unit and by some expatriate inspectors to face the problems of Special Duty Spads. Moreover, there have been reports that motivation is increasingly based on loyalty to individual officers rather than to the Force or to the Hong Kong Government which officers feel, has little real interest in their well bei). prale is variously reported to be low. barely satisfactory or fair and only in one Region is it said to be good but. even then it "would be improved by any positive news. such as improved salaries and conditions of service".

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There have been continued reports that a large nummer of older local officers are making plans to leave the force early in order to take up employment in the private sector or to emigrate. Younger officors are questioning their long tena career prospects. with little being offered by way of improved salaries or conditions of service to induce them to stay.

(0.13. The recently publicisal recommendations of the Standing Committee of Disciplined Services Salaries and Conditions of Service following the jou evaluation for Gazettel Officers have been badly received. particularly by officers of the rank of Superintendent and Senior Superintendent whose pay remains unchanged This lattec group of officers had expectations stemming from the "Rennis Report" which indicated that only limited increases had been given in that exercise pening a je, evaluation of more senior ranks. }

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