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HONOURS AND AWARDS

19. The following officers were honoured by Her Majesty the Queen:

(a) To be a Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most

Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George:

Mr. Henry Wylde Edwards HEATH, Commissioner.

(b) To be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Most

Excellent Order of the British Empire:

Mr. Roy Vincent Francis TURNER, Assistant Commissioner.

(c) Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service:

Mr. John Vincent PRENDERGAST, C.B.E., G.M.,

Assistant Commissioner.

(d) Colonial Police Medal for Meritorious Service:

1. Mr. William TODD, Senior Superintendent.

2. Mr. Harold Edward AIERS, Senior Superintendent (Auxiliary). 3. Mr. Edmond Paul GRACE, Superintendent.

4. Mr. Gerald Arthur HARKNETT, Superintendent.

5. Mr. TSAN To-piu (T), Assistant Superintendent (Auxiliary). 6. Mr. James Evelyn Harold HIDDEN, G.M., Chief Inspector.

7. Mr. Ronald George GRIGGS, Chief Inspector.

8. Mr. Roderick MACKENZIE, Chief Inspector.

9. Mr. Jose Hilario XAVIER, Senior Inspector (Auxiliary).

10. Mr. CHAN Shiu-shun (), Inspector.

11. Mr. NG Wah-ki (1), Inspector (Auxiliary).

12. Mr. NAM Kong (E), Staff Sergeant, Class I.

20. In addition to these honours 90 officers qualified for the award of the Colonial Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medals, 29 for First Clasps and 15 for Second Clasps.

ESTABLISHMENT AND RECRUITMENT

21. The establishment approved at the beginning of the year was 8,718 all ranks. By the end of the year this number had increased to 8,753, the additional posts, mainly for anti-illegal immigration duties, being granted by supplementary provision during the year. This final establishment represents an increase of 156 over that of the previous year.

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