Read the full judgment text of CACV 000177/1985 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 5 June 1986.
1. The Appellant, Mr. Mohamed Yaqub Khan, joined the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force as a Special Constable in 1952. Five years later he was promoted to Inspector, and then in 1968 to the rank of Assistant Superintendent, that is he became a Gazetted Officer. His rank was automatically advanced to that of Superintendent in January 1972, when the rank of Assistant Superintendent was abolished.