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menu Hong Kong's growing traffic problem-a charming mem- ber of the Courtesy Patrol operated by women members of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force. Members of the patrol operate in Hong Kong's crowded downtown streets, helping to keep the flood of pedestrian and vehicle traffic flowing smoothly.
This is just one of the growing range of tasks undertaken by Hong Kong's bright and efficient policewomen. In the picture opposite, a member of the force cares for an aban- doned baby before passing the child on to the Social Welfare Department. Two other duties from the daily round are illus- trated on the following page. In the first picture a woman police officer directs traffic from one of Hong Kong's dis- tinctive traffic pagodas; while one of her colleagues (bottom picture) makes a routine call during her assignment to a mobile patrol.
The pictures, however, show only a brief cross-section of the extensive and vital duties undertaken by Hong Kong's 445 women police officers. These include welfare work, communications, prevention of crime and a hundred and one other tasks-all adding up to a vital contribution to the well-being of the community.