SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1989
JUNIOR POLICE CALL MAKES ITS MARK
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MORE THAN 500,000 YOUTHS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN JUNIOR POLICE CALL (JPC) SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1974.
THIS WAS SAID TODAY (SATURDAY BY THE CHIEF STAFF OFFICER OF POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS BRANCH, MR D. J. COLLINS AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE 1988 HONGKONG BANK JUNIOR POLICE CALL AWARD SCHEME AT THE POLICE OFFICERS' CLUB.
"TODAY THERE ARE SOME 190.000 ACTIVE LEADERS AND MEMBERS.
"JPC WAS CONCEIVED IN 1974 AS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE YOUTH OF HONG KONG AND THEIR POLICE FORCE TO COMBAT CRIME, ΤΟ IMPROVE SOCIAL AWARENESS AND SERVICE AND TO PROVIDE YOUTH ACTIVITIES IN A PLEASANT AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT.
"THE POLICE FORCE COULD NOT HAVE DONE ALL THIS ON ITS OWN AND ONLY THE SUPPORT GIVEN BY MANY SECTORS OF SOCIETY BOTH IN TIME AND MONEY HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE FOR THE GREAT HELP WE HAVE RECEIVED OVER THE YEARS WHEN PROMOTING FUNCTIONS AT CENTRAL AND AT DISTRICT LEVEL, MR COLLINS
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ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY WAS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF HONGKONG BANK, MR P.E. SELWAY-SWIFT, WHO PRAISED THE INVOLVEMENT JPC MEMBERS IN MANY ACTIVITIES WHICH TOOK PLACE LAST YEAR IN PARTICULAR THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN RALLY.
"ONE OF THE MOST SERIOUS SITUATIONS FACING HONG KONG THESE DAYS IS THE RAPIDLY DETERIORATING STATE OF LTS ENVIRONMENT. Ι HOPE JPC MEMBERS WILL CONTINUE TO SET AN EXAMPLE AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS ΤΟ JOIN IN THE ENDEAVOURS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, HE SAID.
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NOTING THAT THE JPC WAS THE LARGEST YOUTH ORGANISATION, MR SELWAY-SWIFT SAID IT HAD SUCCEEDED IN CHANNELLING THE ENERGIES OF ITS YOUNG PEOPLE IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION.
"IT LAYS THE FOUNDATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESPONSIBLE AND CARING CITIZENS," HE SAID.
AS THE PRESSURES OF DAILY LIFE IN HONG KONG MADE IT MANY FOR THE PEOPLE TO BECOME PREOCCUPIED WITH THEIR OWN WELL-BEING, HE STATED,
JPC MEMBERS ARE AN EXAMPLE TO US ALL. THEY REMIND US TIIAT WE CAN ALL HELP TOWARDS MAKING HONG KONG A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE.
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ME SELWAY-SWIFT REITERATED THE HONG KONG'S FIRM SUPPORT FOR JPC, BOTH THROUGH THE AWARDS AND THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAGE IN THE JPC'S MONTHLY NEWSPAPER.
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THE JPC AWARD SCHEME. SPONSORED RY THF HONG KONG BANK FOR THE THIRD TIME, IS AN ANNUAL FUNCTION IN ORDER TO GIVE DUE RECOGNITION OUTSTANDING JPC MEMBERS FOR THEIR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE,
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