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ICAC and the Hong Kong Police
11. The Governor said that police morale had improved greatly
over the year. They were now much more confident of themselves
and less sensitive to criticism. Nevertheless, they still needed
very careful handling. Police forces, with their esoteric
knowledge and the relatively low quality of their officers
presented special problems.
He was making a special point of
cultiviating them eg by regular lunches in police messes.
Hong Kong and General Department
14 January 1980
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