SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1988
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ASKED WHETHER IT WAS TRUE THAT A LIST OF 20 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE AMONG THE FIRST BATCH TO BE REPATRIATED WOULD SOON BE HANDED OVER TO THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR BARNES, SAID A SMALL GROUP
OF LESS THAN 20 VOLUNTARY
RETURNEES WOULD BE DEALT WITH ACCORDING TO ESTABLISHED PRACTICE THROUGH THE UNHCR AND RETURNED TO VIETNAM.
"I THINK YOU CAN LOOK ON THESE AS BEING QUITE SEPARATE FROM THE TALKS," HE SAID.
THE MAJORITY OF THEM HAD ARRIVED BEFORE JUNE 16 WHEN THE NEW POLICY CAME INTO EFFECT, HE ADDED.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION ON THE RESULTS OF THE SCREENING PROCESS, MR BARNES SAID ABOUT 480 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE HAD COMPLETED THEIR INITIAL SCREENING,
"WE HAVEN'T FINISHED THE SCREENING OUT BECAUSE THE SCREENING OUT IS ONLY COMPLETED WHEN THE APPEAL PROCESS IS COMPLETED.
"THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY CONCLUSIONS DRAWN YET. I.T IS A VERY THOROUGH AND LENGTHY PROCESS, HE SAID.
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POLICE WILL MAINTAIN STANDARDS IN RECRUITMENT
POLICE WILL CONTINUE TO RECRUIT WELL EDUCATED AND MOTIVATED YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN IN THE COMING YEARS ΤΟ COPE WITH THE EXTRA RESPONSIBILITIES PLACED ON THE FORCE, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MANAGEMENT, MR GEORGE HINDHAUGH, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
SPEAKING AT A PASSING OUT PARADE AT THE POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL IN WONG CHUK HANG, MR HINDHAUGH EMPHASISED THAT THE FORCE HAD SET HIGH STANDARDS AND HAD NO INTENTION OF LOWERING THEM BITHER IN THE QUALITY OF OFFICERS RECRUITED OR THE SERVICE IT PROVIDED THE PUBLIC.
ROLE
POINTING OUT THAT THE POLICF WOULD HAVE A CONSIDERABLE TO PLAY IN THE YEARS TO COME IN MAINTAINING THE SECURITY AND WELL BEING OF HONG KONG, MR HINDHAUGH SAID SUCH A ROLE, AND THE SKILLS THE POLICE NERD TO CARRY IT OUT, WOULD BE FULLY RECOGNISED BY THE REVIEW COMMITTEE WHICH WAS CURRENTLY STUDYING THE PAY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF THE FORCE AND OTHER DISCIPLINED SERVICES.
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