§ Mr. Battleyasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has considered a petition from Police Headquarters, Hong Kong, concerning the conditions under which police officers from police forces in the United Kingdom were transferred to Hong Kong; and whether he is considering the amendment of these conditions.
Mr. Creech JonesI have not yet received from the Governor either the petition or his comments on it. He is no doubt awaiting a decision on the proposals which he submitted recently for clarifying the pensions position of certain of the officers concerned. Those proposals are now under urgent consideration in the Home Office and in my Department and a decision should be reached in the near future.