Promotions

Promotion prospects in the Force remained good at most levels. In
1997, 66 officers were promoted to the rank of Senior Superintendent and
above, 80 Chief Inspectors and 143 Senior Inspectors were promoted to
Superintendents and Chief Inspectors respectively, 13 Station Sergeants
were promoted to Inspectors, 52 Sergeants were promoted to Station
Sergeants and 328 Police Constables to Sergeants. Within the civilian
grades, 63 general grade and 42 departmental grade officers were
promoted.

In 1997, some 372 disciplined officers retired from the Force, 13 were
invalided, 292 resigned, 45 were transferred to other departments, and 38
were either dismissed or had their services terminated. Likewise, 272
general grade, and 188 departmental grade civilian staff left the Force
through various means such as retirement, transfer to other government
departments, termination of their service, completion of contract or
dismissal.

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