SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1985
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BE POLITE, CUSTOMS RECRUITS TOLD
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THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, MR HARNAM GREWAL TODAY REMINDED SOME 70 NEW RECRUITS OF THE SERVICE THAT THE IR ATTITUDE AND BEHAVIOUR WOULD REFLECT ON BOTH THE SERVICE
ITSELF AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AS A WHOLE.
+ IT IS THEREFORE INCUMBENT UPON YOU THAT YOU SHOULD, IN THE COURSE OF DAY-TO-DAY CONTACT, DEAL WITH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC POLITELY, PATIENTLY, FAIRLY AND HELPFULLY, + MR GREWAL SAID.
SPEAKING AT A PASSING-OUT PARADE OF THE OFFICERS, HE SAID: +I HAVE BEEN DEEPLY IMPRESSED WITH WHAT I HAVE SEEN AND UNDERSTAND WHY THE SERVICE IS HELD IN SUCH HIGH REGARD LOCALLY AND OVERSEAS FOR ITS PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION. I AM PROUD, AS I AM SURE YOU ARE, TO BE PART OF THE SERVICE.+
HE SAID THAT FROM ITS BEGINNINGS 76 YEARS AGO WHEN IT HAD 26 OFFICERS ENFORCING ONE PIECE OF LEGISLATION, THE SERVICE HAD EVOLVED INTO A SOPHISTICATED, FORWARD-LOOKING CUSTOMS AND EXCISE ADMINISTRATION WITH 2 600 MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL RANKS HAVING ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITY UNDER 28 SEPARATE PIECES OF LEGISLATION.
+APART FROM ITS TRADITIONAL ROLE OF PROTECTING AND COLLECTING REVENUE FROM DUTIABLE COMMODITIES NOW RUNNING AT SOME $3 BILLION ANNUALLY, THE SERVICE IS CHARGED WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTERDICTING NARCOTIC DRUGS, PROTECTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND ENFORCING A WIDE RANGE OF TRADE, SECURITY AND HEALTH-RELATED MEASURES FOR THE SECURITY AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY, + SAID MR GREWAL.
RETRAINING COURSES FOR PRIMARY TEACHERS
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FOUR RETRAINING COURSES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS WILL BE CONDUCTED BY GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BETWEEN THIS SEPTEMBER AND JULY 1986.
THE EIGHT-WEEK COURSES AIM AT ACQUAINTING SERVING TEACHERS WITH MODERN METHODS AND APPROACHES TO TEACHING IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS, INTRODUCING NEW CONCEPTS OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, AND PROMOTING FURTHER UNDERSTANDING OF THE USE OF RESOURCES.
/EMPHASIS WILL
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