FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1989

PHASE III CONSISTS OF A DUAL TWO-LANE ELEVATED ROAD ACROSS KOWLOON BAY INDUSTRIAL AREA TO LINK PHASE 11 OF THE BYPASS AT KAI FUK ROAD WITH THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL APPROACH ROAD AT RICHLAND GARDENS.

WORK IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN MARCH AND BE COMPLETED BY LATE

1991.

MR MCLAREN TO ACCOMPANY LORD GLENARTHUR

MR ROBIN MCLAREN, THE

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BRITISH SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE ΤΟ THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP, WILL BE ACCOMPANYING LORD GLENARTHUR DURING THE LATTER'S VISIT TO HONG KONG BETWEEN JANUARY 7 AND 11. MR MCLAREN WILL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY DURING HIS STAY TO MEET THE CHINESE SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE, AMBASSADOR KE ZAISHUO TO DISCUSS CURRENT JLG MATTERS.

THEIR MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE ON JANUARY 7 AND MR MCLAREN WILL BE ACCOMPANIED, AMONGST OTHERS, BY MR ALAN PAUL, WHO WILL REPLACE MR CHRISTOPHER HUM AS HEAD OF THE HONG KONG DEPARTMENT OF THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE ON JANUARY 18. MR PAUL WILL ALSO SUCCEED MR HUM AS A MEMBER OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP.

COMPLAINTS AGAINST POLICE DROPPED LAST YEAR * * * * *

LAST YEAR (1988) WAS THE SECOND SUCCESSIVE YEAR IN WHICH COMPLAINTS AGAINST POLICE DECREASED BY MORE THAN 15 PER CENT, THE CHIEF STAFF OFFICER, COMPLAINTS AND INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS, MR MARTIN BROWN, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE PASSING OUT PARADE OF THE FOXTROT COMPANY AT THE POLICE TACTICAL UNIT HEADQUARTERS IN FANLING, MR BROWN NOTED THAT THE DECREASE WAS SPREAD ACROSS THE FORCE AND INCLUDED OFFICERS ON PTU ATTACHMENT.

"IT OCCURRED AT A TIME DURING WHICH THE FORCE CONTINUED TO GROW AND DURING WHICH PRODUCTIVITY IN ALL AREAS CONTINUED TO INCREASE.

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NOTING THAT IT WAS SOMEWHAT UNUSUAL THAT DURING MOST OF A POLICE OFFICER'S CAREER HE WAS TRAINED TO DEAL WITH SITUATIONS AS AN INDIVIDUAL, MR BROWN SAID THAT WHEREAS AT PTU HE WAS TAUGHT TO RESFOND AS A MEMBER OF A SECTION, COLUMN OR PLATOON.

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