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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1985
IN AN INTERVIEW IN THE LATEST EDITION OF THE POLICE FORCE NEWSPAPER OFF BEAT. MR LI GIVES READERS A GLIMPSE OF HIS LIFE, WHILE REMAINING TRUE TO HIS REPUTATION FOR MAINTAINING A LOW PROFILE.
**I AM JUST A SIMPLE POLICE OFFICER AND A CAREER MAN, SO I CAN DO NO MORE THAN MY BEST FOR MYSELF, FOR THE ORGANISATION AND ABOVE ALL FOR THE GOOD OF HONG KONG, HE SAID.
''MY AIM IN THE POLICE, AS ALWAYS, IS TO TRY TO MINIMISE CR IME IN PARTICULAR, VIOLENT AND SERIOUS CRIME.
"'! KNOW I CAN'T ELIMINATE IT, BUT IT IS GOOD TO BE ABLE TO PREVENT CRIME FROM HAPPENING AND, IF IT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED, THEN TO DETECT THE WRONGDOERS AND BRING THEM TO JUSTICE.''
MR LI ALSO GIVES THREE POINTS OF ADVICE FOR YOUNGER OFFICERS. IN ADDITION TO DEVELOPING POLICE OPERATIONAL AND MANAGERIAL SKILLS, THEY SHOULD MAINTAIN GOOD CONDUCT IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LIVES.
'PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT MEANS MORE THAN DOING WHAT IS REQUIRED,' HE SAID. "IT EXTENDS TO COVER THE HUMAN SIDE OF OUR DAY-TO-DAY ENDEAVOURS. THE HUMAN ELEMENT HAS TO BE CONSIDERED IN OUR PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT,'
HE SAID FUTURE OBJECTIVES WOULD BE TO CONTINUE TO DO HIS BEST WITH THE AIM THAT HONG KONG WOULD CONTINUE TO BE A HAPPY PLACE IN WHICH TO LIVE AND WORK.
AS FOR HIS PRIVATE LIFE, MR LI DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS A FAMILY MAN. BORN IN CANTON, HE HAS SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE IN HONG KONG, WHICH HE REGARDS AS HIS PERMANENT HOME.
HE LIVES QUIETLY WITH HIS WIFE, WHO WAS HIS CHILDHOOD SWEETHEART. THEY HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS AT SCHOOL IN ENGLAND.
''PEOPLE SAY I LIKE TO KEEP A LOW PROFILE, BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?'' HE ASKED. ''I AM A QUIET PERSON AND WOULD PREFER TO SPEND LONGER TIME, IF POSSIBLE, WITH MY FAMILY. BUT I DO HAVE MANY FRIENDS IN THE POLICE. HOWEVER, THE WORK SCHEDULE IN MY PRESENT JOB IS SO HEAVY THAT WHATEVER TIME IS LEFT APART FROM SOCIALISING I SPEND WITH MY FAMILY.
'I LIKE WALKING, WHICH I DO QUITE A LOT OF, AND READING.'' HE ALSO TOOK A KEEN INTEREST IN ANTIQUE JADE -- AN INTEREST WHICH HE HAD DEVELOPED FOR OVER 15 YEARS — AND KEPT A LIMITED COLLECTION. "'1 ALSO HAVE A VERY DEEP INTEREST IN READING CHINESE HISTORY, "' HE ADDED.
MR LI AND HIS WIFE ARE BOTH CHRISTIANS AND REGULAR CHURCH GOERS AT THE LING LIANG WORLD WIDE EVANGELISTIC MISSION.
ASKED TO COMMENT ON HIS FUTURE PLANS, MR LI SAID: 'AS A CAREER POLICE OFFICER I WILL STAY AS LONG AS I CAN AND AS LONG AS I AM WANTED.''
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