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Wednesday, August 22, 1973
PREVENTIVE SERVICE TRAINING SCHOOL
Work is progressing smoothly on the construction of the new
Preventive Service Training School in Tai Lan Chung, Castle Peak Road.
Located on a 200,000-square-foot site near the 16 milestone, the
school will provide residential training facilities for 113 trainees
in all aspects of the Service's responsibilities. Refresher as well as
induction courses will be conducted.
All facilities in the existing training school in Kwun Tong will
be moved into the new premises on completion. These include a museum and
an archives office.
Quarters for the trainees will be provided in a four-storey
residential block. Accommodation for senior and junior staff will be housed
in three separate blocks. Recreational and dining areas have also been planned.
A single-storey gymnasium attached to the residential block will
also serve as projection and lecture room.
In addition, a pistol range, a football pitch, a basketball court
and a parade ground will be provided.
The new school, costing about $7 million, is expected to be completed
in April next year.
Initial training for Preventive Service staff includes lectures and
films to provide an insight into the technicalities of law, smuggling, narcotics
and revenue collection. Judo, the use of fire-arms and methods of searching
are also taught.
Note to Editors:
Copies of a photograph of a model of the training
school will be distributed separately in the press boxes.
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