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524 ORDINANCE No. 9 OF 1862 .


Police Force.


No. 9 of 1862.
Title.
[See Ordinance An Ordinance for the Establishment and Regulation of the Police Force
No. 7 of 1871.J
of the Colony of Hongkong.
[ 3rd May, 1862. ]
Ireamble. HEREAS it is expedient that provision should be made for establishing aud
W regulating the Police Force for the Colony of Hongkong : Be it enacted by
His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council
thereof, as follows :
Repeal of No. 12 1. So much of Ordinance No. 12 of 1844 as has not been already repealed, is
of 1844.
hereby repealed .
Police Force es
tablished. 2. From and after the passing of this Ordinance a Police Force shall be estab
lished for the service of this Colony, which shall be commanded by a Captain Super
intendent and shall consist of the officers, clerks, interpreters, subordinate officers, and
privates mentioned in schedule A hereunto annexed .
To be varied by
Giovernor. 3. It shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor from time to time to in
crease or diminish the strength of the Force as may to him appear expedient.
Salaries. 4. The officers, and others so to be appointed as aforesaid , shall be paid the
several monthly salaries specified opposite the respective ranks in schedule A before
referred to .

Payment of 5. The supply required for the payment of the Police Establishment shall be
Force to be veted
in annual Esti
mates. voted annually as heretofore in the Annual Estimates and Appropriation Ordinances,
and the ways and means shall be provided as prescribed by Ordinances No. 2 of 1845
and No. 3 of 1851 .
Agents to enlist
men for the 6. His Excellency the Governor is hereby empowered to appoint such agents ,
Force..
[See Ord. No. 5 of with reasonable remuneration for their services , and repayment of disbursements, as to
1863 s. 17.]
him shall seem necessary, for the enlistment in other portions of Her Majesty's domi
nions, of fit and proper men for service in the Police Force for this Colony.
Oath of Captain
Superintendent . 7. The Captain Superintendent, and Assistant Superintendent shall, previous to
entering on the duties of their respective offices, take before a Police Magistrate of
this Colony the following oath : --
I, A.B. , do swear that I will bear true allegiance to our Sovereign Lady the
Queen, and that I will well and truly serve Her Majesty in the office of Captain
Superintendent of the Police [ or, Assistant Superintendent, as the case may be]
without favour or affection, malice or ill-will , that I will cause Her Majesty's
Peace to be kept and preserved, and that I will prevent to the best of my power
all offences against the same, and that while I shall continue to hold the said
office, I will, to the best of my skill and knowledge, discharge all the duties
thereof faithfully according to law. So help me God.
Captain Superin And the Captain Superintendent shall, during his tenure of the office, have and
tendent to be a
Justice of Peace,
in relation to exercise all the powers of a Justice of the Peace, with regard to the Police Force, or
matters of Police. any member or members thereof.