DEAR SIR,
¡@¡@I write to
express my profound appreciation for the magnificent assistance
recently rendered to me by your Force when I found myself the victim of deception.
¡@Within days of making the report, Detective Senior Inspector Teddy Bankcroft (Shatin's
Serious Crime Squad II) contacted me with the good news that all my property had
been recovered and an individual arrested.
¡@The vigour and professionalism displayed by Mr Bankcroft, his team and in particular
Detective "Little Pig" (the investigating officer I believe) throughout the process of
handling my report was a credit to the incomparable reputation of your Force.
¡@I thank God that such service quality can still be found in this world.
Many thanks,
DEAR SIR,
¡@¡@Three blocks
of flats at Telford Garden which have been police married
quarters since early 1980 are graded either G or H. But the grading has not been
re-evaluated for years. I think it should be, especially in light of the newly completed
Wong Tai Sin quarters.
¡@In the past, Telford Garden's quality in comparison to other quarters attracted many
high-score officers who were willing to pay more to live there in line with the better
living standards the estate offered.
¡@However, it is understood that quarters at Wong Tai Sin now enjoy better treatment
in classification than Telford Garden. This makes me wonder why my G-graded flat
in Telford Gardens of 50.8 sq/m is taking $1,742.5 from my salary while a 58.9 sq/m
H-graded in Wong Tai Sin costs just $929? Am I over-paying?
¡@I urge the Force to review the matter as soon as possible.
¡@Furthermore, under existing policy police officers are entitled to apply for married
quarters once they become eligible - that is, they get married. May I suggest that police
officers who marry fellow police officers should be graded higher than officers who
marry non-Force members since the Force will ultimately save one quarter under
such a situation.
¡@I do hope that Management will look into the above matters and improve the system.
Yours sincerely
DEAR SIR,
¡@¡@Grading of
departmental quarters is determined by a number of factors
that include, among other things, size, location, view and facilities. Any single factor
such as the size should not be pitched too high because when compared with government
built quarters, flats in private developments are usually more convenient with better
facilities.
¡@The grading process involves professional judgements and is undertaken by the
Government Property Administrator (GPA), not the Police Force. To ensure that grading
can appropriately reflect the standard of quarters, regular review is conducted by GPA.
¡@Though the rent ceiling of G-grade quarters is higher than that of H-grade, the occupant
of G-grade quarters will be eligible for additional benefits which are only available to
quarters of G-grade or above.
¡@Examples are: Quarters may be decorated in the colour of the officer's choice; Provision of
government standard furniture at an enhanced scale; Provision of electrical appliances.
¡@As regards to the suggestion of granting additional quartering points to married police
couples, I wish to point out that it is Government policy for a married couple not to receive
concurrent housing benefits. If the respective quartering points of a married police couple
can either wholly or partially be combined, they may acquire quarters of better quality and
standard in competition with other applicants whose spouses are not police officers.
¡@It is worth mentioning that the number of married couples who are both police officers is
far less than those who are not. As this issue has Force-wide implications, it will be passed
to the Staff Associations for comments and considered by the Quarters Allocation Committee.
DUE to the
inclusion of additional photographs and information on the handover period,
the publication date of the first book to chronicle the history of the Hong Kong Auxiliary
Police will be moved to the end of August.
¡@Entitled Looking Back With Pride And Glory, the bilingual book traces the development
of the Auxiliary Police from its origins as the Police Reserve in 1914 through to the Special
Constabulary (1941), the Hong Kong Auxiliary Police (1959) and, from 1969, the Royal
Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force.
¡@Auxy Chief Superintendent Arthur Kwok Chi-shun, the tome's editorial committee chairman,
said the book covers the full range of Auxy contributions to the Hong Kong Police from the
World Wars to refugee duties in 1963, the riots in 1966 and 1967, to its modern anti-II
operations, crowd control, traffic management and Vietnamese refugee camp duties. "Its text,
wealth of interesting photographs and up-dated organisational charts details our past, present
and future strength, support and roles in all regions and formations of the Regular
Force," CSPA Kwok added.
¡@Auxiliary police officers who have received special medals, and who have died in the line
of duty, will also be listed.
¡@Originally intended to be 100 pages, the inclusion of more text and photographs has led to
an increase in pages (150) and the book's re-design. "Our initial plan was to print 3,000
copies, each with a serial number. Due to demand, an additional 3,000 copies will be
produced. To date, we have received 4,200 orders," said CSPA Kwok.
¡@The price for the first 3,000 books ordered by Auxies and Regular Force members before
January '97 was $100. Book orders received after January are $150. Public orders are
welcome for $200 a copy. Ten books with special serial numbers will be put on auction
at Auxy functions," said CSPA Kwok.
(Price per book: $150 for police officers. $200 for members of the public).
Address: SP PS HQ AUX HKAP Headquarters, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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