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7. It has hitherto been the practice to treat certain matters affecting the force and not dealt with by regulation under section 12 of the Police Force Ordinance as governed by the General Orders of the Hong Kong Government-for example, the leave and passages of senior officers, for which section 12 (1) (d) of the Ponce Force Ordinance makes no provision, although it does make such provision in the case. of subordinate officers and others. Clause 3 (2) of this Bill gives effect to this practice by enacting that the General Orders of the Hong Kong Government shall apply, except in so far as they are modified by or inconsistent with the Police Force Ordinance or regulations, to all officers and members of the force and civilian staff.
8. Clause 4 of this Bill adds a new sub-section (2) to section 16 of the Police Force Ordinance giving the Com- missioner of Police power, subject to the approval of the Governor in each case, to suspend subordinate officers, constables or members of the civilian staff pending any discip- linary or criminal proceedings, and provides for the payment of reduced salary in such cases. Similar provisions in respect of other civil servants are contained in the General Orders of the Hong Kong Government.
9. Clause 5 of this Bill repeals certain words in section 2 of the Peace Preservation Ordinance, 1886, restricting the power of appointment of special constables to occasions on which a tumult, riot or felony has taken place or is immediately apprehended, and substitutes a general power of appointment of special constables at any time upon the authorization of the Governor, thereby bringing the local law into line with the English law, as amended by the Special Constables Acts, 1914, (4 & 5 Geo. 5, c. 61) and 1923 (13 & 14 Geo. 5, c. 11).
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October, 1938.
J. A. FRASER,
Attorney General.
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