POLICE DISTRICTS AND THE UNIFORMED BRANCH
37. All districts and sub-districts are divided into a number of divi- sions, which are in turn divided into sub-divisions. Divisions are com- manded by Superintendents while sub-divisions are commanded by Senior Inspectors.
38. The main body of the Force is the Uniformed Branch. All Police officers start their careers in this branch to obtain experience of basic Police work; the specialized branches, which support the Uniformed Branch in its role of maintaining law and order, draw their manpower from the Uniformed Branch.
39. In addition to manning beats and the provision of station and court duties, the Uniformed Branch operates Emergency Units in Hong Kong Island and New Territories Districts and in Kowloon East and West sub-districts. In both the urban districts there are radio control rooms which include a '999' emergency call system.
SPECIAL BRANCH
40. The Special Branch is responsible for the prevention and detec- tion of subversive activities and for supplying the intelligence necessary for the maintenance of internal security.
OTHER FORMATIONS
41. The Criminal Investigation Department with its subordinate Anti-Corruption Branch and Narcotics Bureau is described in Part IV; the Traffic Branch in Part V; the Police Training School and Police Training Contingent in Part III and the Communications and Transport Branch in Part VI.
ESTABLISHMENT AND STRENGTH
42. The authorized Force establishment and its distribution are shown at Appendix 2. Comparative establishment and strength figures for the last three years are:
1964-65
1965-66
1966-67
Est.
Strength
Est. Strength
Est. Strength
Gazetted Officers
105
100
119
119
131
129
Inspectorate Officers
789
771
863
800
905
887
Rank & File ...
8,225 7,935
8,876
8,790 9,530
9,363
9,119 8,806 9,858
9,709
10,566 10,379
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