WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1985
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SEMINAR FOR NEW LEGCO MEMBERS
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NEW MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE WORK OF THE COUNCIL AT A ONE-DAY SEMINAR ON OCTOBER 23.
THE SEMINAR, ORGANISED BY THE COUNCILS DIVISION, WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE CHAMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BUILDING IN JACKSON ROAD,
THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, THE ATTORNEY- GENERAL, MR MICHAEL THOMAS, AND THE COUNSEL TO THE LEGISLATURE, MR JAMEŚ O'GRADY, WILL LEAD DISCUSSIONS ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE OF HONG KONG, THE STRUCTURE OF THE GOVERNMENT AND POLICY-MAKING PROCESS, AND THE PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
THESE DISCUSSIONS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A FREE-RANGING QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION.
NOTE TO EDITORS.
AS THIS WILL BE AN ORIENTATION BRIEFING FOR NEW MEMBERS, THERE WILL BE NO PRESS FACILITY.
HOWEVER, PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT A PRESS PREVIEW OF THE NEW LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BUILDING WILL BE HELD THREE DAYS LATER ON SATURDAY (OCTOBER 26), AND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.
MARINE POLICE
WELL-TRAINED, HIGHLY DISCIPLINED
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HONG KONG'S WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POLICED STRONGLY IN THE YEARS AHEAD NOW THAT THE MARINE POLICE EXPANSION AND MODERNISATION PROGRAMMES ARE ON THE RIGHT COURSE.
BUT THE ABILITY TO MAKE THIS POSITIVE FORECAST HAD BEEN HARD-WON, AND IT WOULD NOT ALL BE SMOOTH-SAILING FROM NOW ON, THE REGIONAL COMMANDER OF THE MARINE POLICE, MR JOHN MACDONALD, TOLD MEMBERS OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF HONG KONG ISLAND EAST TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
''TAKING 10 YEARS TO IMPLEMENT A PROGRAMME, WHICH SHOULD HAVE STRETCHED OVER MORE THAN 40 YEARS, HAS PRODUCED SOME DIFFICULTIES WHICH ONLY TIME CAN SOLVE,'' HE SAID.
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