SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1984
AS A GROUP OF YOUNG, TALENTED PEOPLE OF A UNIFORMED SERVICE WHO HAD RESPECT FOR AUTHORITY AND VALUED SELF DISCIPLINE, THEY WERE PREPARED TO WORK HARD AND SET AN EXAMPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THEY SERVED, HE SAID.
HE POINTED OUT THAT HONG KONG WAS WELL AHEAD OF MOST OTHER COUNTRIES IN TERMS OF CARE AND REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS.
IT HAD PROGRESSIVE AND IMAGINATIVE SCHEMES IN OPERATION, AND THE COMMISSIONER AND THE GOVERNMENT WERE WORKING ON FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS, HE ADDED.
SEVEN CONTINGENTS COMPRISING 12 OFFICERS AND 135 ASSISTANT OFFICERS, WHO HAVE JUST COMPLETED SIX MONTHS OF BASIC TRAINING, TOOK PART IN THE PARADE, COMMANDED BY SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT CHENG CHI-LEUNG.
BRIGADIER CROWFOOT ALSO PRESENTED SILVER WHISTLES TO THE TWO BEST RECRUITS, MISS KONG CHIU-PING AND MR LEUNG CHUNG-CHEE.
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SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS AUCTIONED ****
THIRTY-THREE SPECIAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBERS WERE SOLD BY AUCTION THIS MORNING (SATURDAY) FOR A TOTAL OF $1 001 000 WHICH WILL GO INTO THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND FOR CHARITY PURPOSES.
THE AUCTION HELD AT RECITAL HALL OF THE CITY HALL, 8TH FLOOR, SAW THE REGISTRATION NUMBER 38 FETCH THE HIGHEST PRICE OF $540 000.
ANOTHER NUMBER CW 88 WAS SOLD AT THE SECOND HIGHEST PRICE OF $120 000 WHILE THE LOWEST PRICE WAS $1 000 FOR DD 501, DD 1011, DD 994, DD 1018, DC 9951, DC 6015, DC 9099, DD 436, DD 861, BE 9998, AND DC5224.
THE OTHER SPECIAL REGISTRATION NUMBERS WERE SOLD AT THE FOLLOW ING PRICES 1
CL 18
$18 000
DD 326
BW 888
55 000
DD1318
$ 3 000 7 200
DD 223
8 000
DD 928
8 000
DD 822
7 000
DD 288
36 000
DD 661
2 000
AA 800
35 000
DD 911 DC2888 DC 3 DD1283 DC3228
→ 8 000
4 500
45 000
4 500
8 500
DC8288
3 300
DC 500
10 000
DD 218
7 000
CY 1
50 000
DD 233
10 000
'SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS ............