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PART I
GENERAL REPORT AND SURVEY OF THE YEAR
INTRODUCTION
THE Colony of Hong Kong embraces 391 square miles of land and 700 square miles of territorial water. The population which is estimated at approximately 2,800,000 is mainly concentrated in the twin cities of Victoria and Kowloon which each has a population of about 1,000,000. The balance lives either in the rural areas or in homes afloat.
2. An increased, and ever increasing, tempo is apparent in the daily life of Hong Kong. Tourism and industry are expanding and large densely populated Resettlement areas are rapidly being completed. Despite this expansion, over-population caused by legal and illegal immigration and the high birth rate continues to pose problems in the policing of the Colony and necessitates a continuous review of police methods and requirements, both in building and manpower.
IMPORTANT PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE FORCE
3. One of the most important problems affecting the Force has been the means for providing adequate post recruit training. Initial training at the Police Training School has always been of a satisfactory standard, but there has been great difficulty in implementing any overall plan for post recruit training due to lack of staff and to limitations in the accommodation and training facilities at the Training School. For these reasons arrangements for Inspectorate and Rank and File Refresher Courses have been restricted.
4. Action towards the planning and co-ordination of all Force train- ing was taken during the year by the appointment of a Police Training Committee to advise the Commissioner on matters concerning the standardization and improvement of the training of all ranks of the Force, and the appointment of three District Training Officers of gazetted rank to supervise and co-ordinate training programmes in Districts.
5. Inadequate accommodation at the Training School is a serious. handicap to proper training and plans are being prepared for submission to Government for a complete reconstruction programme to be imple- mented as a matter of urgency.
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