MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1985
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POLICE POISED TO CARRY ON GOOD JOB
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THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MR ROY HENRY, HAS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT THAT, GIVEN THE CONTINUING SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE COMMUNITY, THE FORCE IS STRUCTURED TO PRODUCE THE RIGHT RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PUBLIC AND THE RIGHT FORM OF POLICING FOR HONG KONG.
MR HENRY SAID THIS IN HIS ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE REVIEW 1984,
''THE FORCE IS WELL ESTABLISHED IN ITS VITAL ROLE AND WELL ABLE TO ENSURE THAT HONG KONG EVOLVES WITHIN THE PATTERN OF THE PROPOSED POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT,'' MR HENRY SAID.
POINTING OUT THAT THIS WAS HIS LAST ANNUAL REVIEW, HE SAID :''! HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF COMMANDING THIS FORCE OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, HAVING SERVED A TOTAL OF 12 YEARS IN IT AND A TOTAL OF 38 YEARS IN POLICE SERVICE IN OTHER PARTS OF HER MAJESTY'S OVERSEAS POLICE FORCES,
''BECAUSE OF THIS AND BECAUSE OF MY ASSOCIATION AND CONTACT WITH MANY OTHER POLICE FORCES, I FEEL THAT I AM WELL ABLE TO COMPARE THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE WITH ITS INTERNATIONAL COUNTERPARTS.
**I CAN SAY SIMPLY THIS CERTAINLY, WE HAVE OUR FAULTS AND OUR FAILINGS, BUT THESE ARE HEAVILY OUTWEIGHED BY THE SKILLS, THE ENERGIES AND THE COMPETENCE OF THE OFFICERS OF ALL RANKS OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE.''
MR HENRY SAID THE MAJOR STRIDES MADE, AND WHICH HAD CONTINUED TO BE REFLECTED YEAR AFTER YEAR OVER THE PAST DECADE WERE FUNDAMENTAL.
FUNDAMENTAL, HE SAID, BECAUSE POLICE HAD ACHIEVED RECOGNITION OF STATUS BY THE COMMUNITY IN WAYS WHICH WERE AS PROFOUND AND TANGIBLE AS THEY WERE GRATIFYING.
SUCH RECOGNITION COULD BE SEEN IN THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION THAT THE FORCE WAS DESERVING OF A SUBSTANTIAL PROPORTION OF THE HONG KONG BUDGET, BOTH IN SALARY SCALES AND IN BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT.
ALSO, HE SAID THAT MOSTLY BECAUSE OF GREAT SUPPORT ON THE PART OF THE FORCE AND THE QUALITY OF THE OFFICER IN SERVICE, POLICE HAD ACHIEVED A STANDARD OF UNDERSTANDING AND CO-OPERATION WITH THE COMMUNITY, RESULTING IN A COMBINED FIGHT AGAINST CRIME.
''THE SUCCESS OF THESE EFFORTS IS PROVEN BY THE CRIME STATISTICS, PARTICULARLY FOR THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW," MR HENRY ADDED.