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FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1984
+THE GENERAL DUTIES TEAMS ARE A UNIFORMED BODY OF MAINLY MEN BUT SOME WOMEN WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF KEEPING STREET TRADING UNDER CONTROL, KEEPING PUBLIC PLACES CLEAR OF ILLEGAL HAWKERS AND REGULATING THE ACTIVITIES OF LICENSED STREET TRADERS, + SAID THE SPOKESMAN.
+THEY WILL STAY IN UNIFORM.
THERE ARE AT PRESENT 12 GD TEAMS IN THE URBAN AREA, ONE FOR EACH OF THE 11 OPERATIONAL DISTRICTS AND THE REMAINING ONE HELD IN RESERVE TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT.
DETAILS OF THE GD TEAMS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
SENIOR OVERSEERS *
OVERSEERS *
SENIOR FOREMEN *
FOREMEN *
WORKMENI WORKMEN EI
HONG KONG
CENTRAL
55
94
EASTERN
94
147
SOUTHERN
49
83
WAN CHAI
103
31
15
WESTERN
57
91
KOWLOON WEST
MONG KOK
73
112
1
YAU MA TEI
103
24
14
SHAM SHUI PO
70
111
KOWLOON EAST
KWUN TONG
KOWLOON CITY
WONG TAI SIN
67
111
66
107
61
103
* WITH POWERS OF ARREST.
THE NUMBER OF ARRESTS MADE BY GD TEAMS IN 1982-93 TOTALLED 51 520. ARRESTS ROSE NEARLY 50 PER CENT TO 75 948 IN 1983-84. ARRESTS SO FAR THIS FINANCIAL YEAR ARE AS FOLLOWS: 6 181 IN APRIL 6 772 IN MAY; 8 675 IN JUNE.
THE SPOKESMAN
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