THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1981
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SIR JAMES IMPRESSED WITH POLICE PROGRESS
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SIR JAMES CRANE, HER MAJESTY'S CHIEF INSPECTOR OF CONSTABULARY, IS CONFIDENT THAT THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE IS BASED ON SOUND PRINCIPLES AND SENSIBLE PLANNING.
SHORTLY BEFORE HIS DEPARTURE FROM HONG KONG LAST (WEDNESDAY) NIGHT AFTER A 19-DAY VISIT, SIR JAMES SAID HE AND HIS TWO STAFF OFFICERS, CHIEF SUPERINTENDENTS ALFRED WALLEN AND SIDNEY PLEECE, HAD BEEN MOST IMPRESSED WITH THE PROGRESS MADE IN RECENT YEARS.
*WE WERE INVITED TO RETURN THIS YEAR BY THE GOVERNMENT TO DISCUSS WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE MATTERS RELATING TO THE MANAGEMENT, OPERATION AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE, + HE SAID.
+WE HAVE ALSO TAKEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSESS AND FOLLOW-UP THE RESULTS OF RECOMMENDATIONS MADE ON PREVIOUS VISITS,+ HE ADDED.
SIR JAMES' VISIT WAS PRECEDED BY THAT OF HIS TWO STAFF OFFICERS WHO ARRIVED IN HONG KONG ON JANUARY 24 TO CARRY OUT PRELIMINARY STUDIES.
+SINCE MY ARRIVAL ON FEBRUARY 7, WE HAVE MET AND HELD A SERIES OF DISCUSSIONS WITH THE GOVERNOR AND SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MEMBERS OF HIS STAFF AND WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE POLICE STAFF ASSOCIATIONS,+ HE SAID.
+WE HAVE ALSO MET THE COMMISSIONER OF ICAC, THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON DIRECTORATE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE.
+TALKS HAVE COVERED A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS WHICH WILL BE OF IMPORTANCE TO THE CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OF THE FORCE, HE SAID.
+THESE HAVE INCLUDED EXAMINATION OF A CONCEPT OF FORCE REORGANISATION DESIGNED TO MEET THE POLICING REQUIREMENTS OF THE FUTURE,+ HE ADDED.
NEW TRUNK ROAD FOR SHA TIN
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) AWARDED A $81 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TRUNK ROAD BETWEEN LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD AND YUEN CHAU KOK IN SHA TIN NEW TOWN,
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY MR KENNETH KWOK, PROJECT MANAGER OF SHA TIN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF KIN SHING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
MR KWOK SAID THE NEW TRUNK ROAD, IN ADDITION TO BEING PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROUTE, WOULD HELP EASE THE HEAVY TRAFFIC GENERATED BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN.
/+IT WILL
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