Police-1959-1960 — Page 21

CASUALTIES

44. The services of 155 officers were lost during the year for the

following reasons:

G.O.S

Overseas Insps.

Local

Insps.

N.C.O.S & P.C.S.

Total

Deaths

2

10

12

Desertions

Dismissals

1

1

1

51

52

Retirements

3

5

3

11

Resignations

1

5

1

46

53

Invalidings

1

1

2

Termination of Service

5

1

13

19

Transfers

3

2

5

20

6

125

155

DISCIPLINE

45. 1,916 disciplinary offences were recorded this year, a slight increase over the two previous years.

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

46. The only significant change in Police conditions arising from the acceptance of the Salaries Commission Report, 1959, was the abolition of the grade of Sub-Inspector Class II, leaving a single seventeen point salary scale for Sub-Inspector from $930 to $1,845 a month. Conditions of Service for the Rank of File are outlined in Appendix II.

LENGTH OF SERVICE

47. The total length of service in years and the racial composition of the actual strength of the Force on 31st March, 1960 is shown in the following table:

Rank

20 or over

10-20

3-10

Under 3 Total

Gazetted Officers

26

32

19

2

79

Inspectorate (Overseas)

27

28

162

132

349

Inspectorate (Local)

14

52

96

92

254

Rank and file

Cantonese

182

1,571

2,447

1,538

5,738

Northern Chinese

58

258

189

15

520

Pakistani

14

26

99

3

142

Portuguese

16

16

Women Police

57

117

174

321

1.983

3,069

1,899

7,272

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