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HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT
English are given advanced training at the school. During the year 528 recruits completed their training.
Cadet Courses are held for rank and file, and are designed to give selected personnel a six months intensive training course with a view to promotion to the rank of Sub-Inspector. Advanced Training Courses designed to broaden the mind and improve the professional ability of those attending are held for rank and file whenever accommodation is available. Special courses are held for officers of the Criminal Investiga- tion Department. Officers on overseas vacation leave fre- quently attend courses of instruction in the United Kingdom and during 1957 five local inspectors were sent to the United Kingdom to attend courses held at police training centres.
Communications and Transport. Police communications and transport are controlled from a branch at Police Head- quarters which is responsible for all vehicular transport and all forms of communication, including radiotelephony, wire- less telegraphy, teleprinters and radar equipment used by Police launches.
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The Force has a network of 274 radio stations arranged to link the Colony Headquarters with police districts, dis- tricts with divisions, and divisions with stations and posts. There are also direct links with mobile units such as patrol cars, Marine craft and foot patrols equipped with pack sets. Two police automatic telephone exchanges carrying a total of 310 lines are in operation.
During 1957 a total of 13,339 telephone calls necessitating police action were received at the Control Room, Police Headquarters. Of this number 8,413 were received through the 999 telephone system which links the public direct with police. Police action taken as a result of all calls resulted in the arrest of 1,515 persons.
The Force has a fleet of 272 vehicles of all types ranging from 3 ton vehicles designed to carry 30 passengers to Land Rovers, saloon cars, operational command vehicles and motor cycles. The total mileage for all police vehicles for the
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