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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH DECEMBER, 1894.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 467.

The following additional Police and Police Pension Regulations are published

By Command.

J. H. STEWArt Lockhart, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th December, 1894.

ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS

Made by the Captain Superintendent of Police under Section 19 of "The Police Force Consolidation Ordinance, 1887,” (No. 14

of 1887), and approved by the Governor in Council

on the 3rd December, 1894.

1. Punishments to be inflicted under section 23 of The Police Force Consolidation Ordinance, 1887, for the offences mentioned in the first column of the scale hereunder shall not be in excess of the punishments mentioned in the second column of such scale.

Scale above mentioned.

Offence.

Disobedience of orders. Neglect of duty. Sleeping on duty. In- subordination. Intoxication. Cowardice in the performance of duty,

Absence from duty,

Desertion,

Maximum Punishment.

Confinement to Barracks with or without drill for seven days.

Seven days' imprisonment.

Reduction in rank or class.

Dismissal from the Force.

A fine not exceeding seven days' pay.

Confinement to Barracks with or without drill for seven days.

Reduction in rank or class.

Dismissal from the Force.

A fine not exceeding seven days' pay in addition to forfeiture of pay during period

of absence.

Dismissal from the Force.

Note.-Cases of desertion should be sent before Magistrate for trial.

2. If any of the offences above mentioned or any other offence against discipline is not met with punishment but with a caution, reprimand or severe reprimand, such caution, reprimand or severe reprimand will be entered in the "Defaulter's Sheet."

3. In estimating the conduct of any subordinate officer or constable for pension purposes black marks shall attach as well in respect of offences heretofore as hereafter committed according to the following scale :-

For a Caution,.

Scale.

1 black mark.

.2

of the first 25 cents,

For a Reprimand,

For a Severe Reprimand,

For

every fine of 25 cents or under, ...

For every fine over 25 cents for each 25 cents in excess

For each day's confinement to Barracks,

For cach day's drill,

marks.

.3

19

.1

mark.

.1

""

marks.

23

1)

For reduction in rank or class—for each dollar loss in

calculated for 3 months,.

pay

4

>"

J1

For each day's imprisonment,

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ADDITIONAL POLICE PENSION REGULATIONS

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Made by the Governor in Council under Section 17 of The Police Force Consolidation Ordinance, 1887,” on the

3rd day of December, 1894.

1. In estimating the conduct of subordinate officers and constables for pension purposes the expression "good" and "uniformly good" shall be deemed to be synonymous terms.

2. The conduct of any subordinate officer or constable shall be deemed "good" and shall, subject to the report of the Captain Superintendent of Police, entitle him to full pension if he has not obtained during his term of active service an average of four black marks per annum under the Police Regula- tions for the time being in force.

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