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22101 PROHONGAID:
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CIS 10-/77
CONMISSIONER EYDIS
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THE FOLLOWING IS THE TRANSCRIPT OF A STATEŊENTÜR SIR Y., PAN, SENIOR UNOFFICIAL KEMBLA OF THE EXEG COUNCIL, BROADCAST OVER THE FIVE ENGLISH AND CHINESE TELEVISION CHANNELS THIS EVENING.
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10 NOV 1977
I AM GREATLY RELIEVED THAT THE MEETING PETWEEN THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONET OF POLICE AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VARIOUS POLICE ASSOCIATIONS YESTERDAY, ENDED :ITH A PLEDGE OF LOYALTY TO THE COMMISSIONER, A PENUNCIATION OF PUBLIC PRESSURE TACTICS, AND A COMMITMENT TO USE CONSTITUTIONAL CHANNELS IN FUTURE.
I AM ALSO GLAD THAT THIS DECICION WAS RE
CHED BEFORE THE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AMENDED THE POLICE OFDINANCE TO PROVIDE SUMMARY POWERS OF DISMISSAL. THOUGH THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL THAT MORVING HAD ORDERED THL @ILL TO BE INTRODUCED THE COMMITTEE COULD NOT KNOY THIS, AND ITS DECISION WAS THEREFORE FEACHED NOT UNDER PRESSURE OR THREAT, BUT THROUGH ITS OWN REPRESENTATIVES' REALISATION OF WHERE FECENT ACTIONS WERE TAKING THEMSELVES, THEIK FORCE AND THEIR CITY,
I HAVE LIVED IN HONG KONG ALL MY LIFE, AND I HAVE SEEN HERE WAR, RIOT, AND DIC/STER, AS ELL AS CUAMOUS SUCCESS AND ACHIEVEMENT, IT IS THEREFORE FROM LONG EXPERIENCE THAT MY COMMENT ON THE COMMITTEE'S DECISION IS IT JAS AROUT TIME4. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A SMALL NUMMER OF MEN.,
THE POLICE MAD BROUGHT MONG KONG TO THE BRINK OF CATASTROPHY,
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22:51 PROHONGA ID:
(LONDON TO)
GIS LC/77 (PDD)
WHILE THE FORCE IS TO BE COMMENCED FOR NOW STEPPING BACK, IT IS MY DUTY TO SAY THAT FOR THE TIVE BEING THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE REMAINS UNDER THE CONSUFE OF THE ENTIRE COM UNITY FOR THE METHODS THEY HAD USED AND ATTITUDES THEY HAVE SHOWN DURING THE LAST WEEK. THE UNANIMOUS SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY FOR THE GOVERNCE 15 STATEMENT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL YESTERDAY PROVES THIS JEYOND ANY SHADOW OF DJURT.
THERE ARE NO DOUBT STILL A NUMBER OF MIN UNDES INTERDICTION OR IN FEAR OF IT WO WILL HAVE NOTHING TO LOGE BY FOUYONG THOIP COLLE/CUTS TO SUPORT TELE Y P/KING TROUBLE. ALL LEVELS OF THE FOPCI PUT THEREFORE BE VIGILANT. THEY MUST NO. CONCENTRATE ON REDEEMING THEIR REPUTATION DY CETTING TACK TO NORMAL, AND Y THE MOST CORFECT AND ASSIDUOUS ATTENTION TO 233D DISCIPLIVE, THEY MUST RESTORE THE PUPLIC'S CONFIDENCE BY THEIR ACTIONS AND BEHAVIOUR OVER THESE NEYT WEEKS. AS SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LYECUTIVE SLUNCIL, PE- PRO. "ETTER THAN I HO ·OLL THE FORCE HAS PIPFORMED OVER THE PAST YEARS AND WHAT SUCCESS IT HAS HAD IN STRYMING CRIME, FESTYING THE SENSE OF VECURITY OF THE COMMUNITY AND FOLLAWING ITU ON SLAVICE. I HAVE EVERY CONFIDENCE THAT THE FORCE WILL CONTINUE WITH THIS PROCESS, AND THAT ITS VENETS AND THEIR PAILIES WAVE A SUCCESSFUL, RESPECTED AND FINANCIALLY SECURE FUTURE IN FRONT OF THEM. -UT THERE IS ONE COMITIZ THERE UST PE NO MORE OF THE EVENTS OF THE LAST WEEK.
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