TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1985
POLICE PLAN NEW TRAINING SCHEMES
A SERIES OF TRAINING AND RETRAINING PROGRAMME IS BEING DEVELOPED TO MAINTAIN THE HIGH DEGREE OF PROFESSIONALISM OF MARINE POLICE OFFICERS.
THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MR ROY HENRY, SAID THIS TODAY (TUESDAY) AT THE COMMISSIONING OF THREE POLICE LAUNCHES IN JOSS HOUSE BAY, SAI KUNG.
POLICE LAUNCHES 70, 71 AND 72 - KING LAI, KING YEE AND KING LIM - ARE THE FIRST OF THE 15 DAMEN POLICE PATROL CRAFT TO BE BROUGHT INTO SERVICE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS AT A COST OF $8.2 MILLION EACH.
''THESE LAUNCHES FEATURE IN NO SMALL WAY IN OUR DETERMINATION TO UPDATE THE POLICE FLEET AND IT WILL HOPEFULLY NOT BE LONG BEFORE THE ANTIQUATED WORKING CONDITIONS TO WHICH SOME OFFICERS HAVE BECOME ACCUSTOMED ARE A THING OF THE PAST,'' MR HENRY SAID.
**THEY ARE EQUIPPED WITH MODERN AND SOPHISTICATED TECHNOLOGY WHICH WILL ENABLE US TO PROVIDE A BETTER SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY WHICH IS COMPATIBLE WITH MODERN DAY NEEDS."
HE ADDED THAT NEW TECHNOLOGY REQUIRED CONSTANT TRAINING AND PRACTICE IN THE USE OF IT.
PRAISING THE MARINE REGION FOR ITS TREMENDOUS PROGRESS IN THE PAST DECADE, MR HENRY SAID THE OFFICERS MAY ALL JUSTIFIABLY FEEL PROUD OF THE IR ACHIEVEMENTS.
HE WAS CONVINCED THAT THE THREE NEW LAUNCHES WILL ALSO FEATURE PROMINENTLY IN THE ANNALS AND SUCCESSES OF THE MARINE REGION.
ELECTION CANDIDATES TO MEET PRESS ****
ELECTION CANDIDATES FROM VARIOUS DISTRICTS WILL BE MEETING THE PRESS AT DIFFERENT TIMES TOMORROW AND ON THURSDAY.
CANDIDATES IN YAU MA TEI AND MONG KOK DISTRICTS WILL BE INTRODUCED TO THE MEDIA AT TWO PRESS CONFERENCES, TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AND ON THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 7).
THE 17 CANDIDATES IN YAU MA TEI DISTRICT WILL MEET THE PRESS AT 11 AM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE 2ND FLOOR OF HOP FAT COMMERCIAL CENTRE, 490 NATHAN ROAD.
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