THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1988
SUMMING UP, MR HALLIDAY SAID THAT DESPITE THE SIGNIFICANT ARRESTS IN 1988, THE SHA TIN POLICE WOULD NOT BE COMPLACENT AND HENCE LACK-LUSTRE AND UNIMAGINATIVE IN THEIR EFFORT TO MAINTAIN LAW AND
ORDER.
"VIOLENT CRIME, TRIAD ACTIVITY AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCY MUST
BE OUR MAJOR CONCERNS FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, HE SAID.
"THE PUBLIC CAN AND DOES DO MUCH IN SHA TIN TO HELP THE POLICE. THEY CAN ALSO ASSIST BY TELLING THE POLICE WHERE THEY ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE SERVICE PROVIDED.
"WE ARE OPEN AND RESPONSIVE TO ALL IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS AS TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF POLICING IN SHA TIN."
IMPORTANCE OF CHOOSING A SUITABLE CAREER STRESSED
THE CONTINUED INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS TAKING PART IN THE ANNUAL CAREERS QUIZ REFLECTED THEIR APPRECIATION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CHOOSING A SUITABLE CAREER, THE COMMISSIONER LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND, SAID.
FOR
SPEAKING AT THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY FOR THE CARBERS QUIZ 1988 THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON, MR HAMMOND POINTED OUT THAT THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THE EVENT, STUDENTS WERE ENCOURAGED TO PLAN CAREFULLY FOR THEIR FUTURE BY FINDING OUT MORE ABOUT CAREERS AND FURTHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES.
HE SAID THE CAREERS QUIZ IS A MAJOR ACTIVITY ORGANISED ANNUALLY BY THE DEPARTMENT'S CAREERS ADVISORY SERVICE FOR FORM 3 TO FORM 5 STUDENTS. THIS YEAR IT ATTRACTED OVER 115,000 PARTICIPANTS FROM 253 SCHOOLS.
INSTEAD OF PRESENTING PRIZES TO ONLY THREE SCHOOLS WITH THE HIGHEST OVERALL SCORES AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, TROPHIES WERE ALSO PRESENTED TO THE TOP THREE SCHOOLS WITH THE HIGHEST AVERAGE MARKS IN EACH OF FORMS 3, 4 AND 5.
"IN THIS WAY, WE HOPE TO ENCOURAGE SCHOOLS TO ENTER LOWER FORM STUDENTS IN THE COMPETITION WITHOUT THE FEAR OF JEOPARDISING THEIR CHANCES OF WINNING A SCHOOL PRIZE, ** MR HAMMOND SAID.
"IT IS ALSO OUR BELIEF THAT STUDENTS IN JUNIOR FORMS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO START PLANNING THEIR CAREERS," HE ADDED.
MR HAMMOND