SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1990
HK CUSTOMS OFFICERS HAVE WIDER SET OF RESPONSIBILITIES
WORLD,
AS MEMBERS OF THE ONLY
CUSTOMS
HONG KONG RESPONSIBILITIES THAN ANY OTHER, BARROW, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
DISCIPLINED CUSTOMS OFFICERS
LEGISLATIVE
HAVE A
COUNCILLOR,
IN SERVICE
SET OF WIDER
THE
MR
MARTIN
TAKING THE SALUTE AT THE PASSING-OUT PARADE OF CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS INSPECTORS AND
OFFICERS HELD AT THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE TRAINING SCHOOL, MR BARROW SAID A VERY HIGH STANDARD WAS THE PASSING-OUT SQUADS AND THE EXAMPLE THAT HAD BEEN SET AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE SERVICE WAS NOT ONE THAT WOULD BE FOLLOW.
EXPECTED OF BY PREVIOUS
BASY ΤΟ
"YOU ARE REQUIRED ΤΟ PERFORM YOUR DUTIES WITH DILIGENCE,
EFFICIENCY DETERMINATION,
AND INTEGRITY, AND TO UNDERTAKE
WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOUR.
"AND, AS A MEMBER OF A DISCIPLINED SERVICE, YOU MUST ALSO LOYALTY, DISCIPLINE AND CONFIDENCE," MR BARROW SAID.
THEM
HAVE
HE SAID HE WAS GREATLY IMPRESSED BY THE PASSING-OUT SQUADS'
THEY HAD SMART TURNOUT AND BEARING WHICH INDICATED THE HIGH STANDARD ATTAINED.
"THEY ALSO REFLECT THE EFFORT AND DEDICATION THAT HAVE BEEN
HE SAID. PUT INTO YOUR TRAINING BY STAFF OF THE TRAINING SCHOOL,
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IN TAKING TO ACQUIRE THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY
NEW RECRUIT UP CUSTOMS DUTIES,
MEMBERS OF THE SERVICE HAVE TO COMPLETE A WIDE-RANGING AND ARDUOUS BASIC TRAINING PROGRAMME.
RECRUIT INSPECTORS AND CUSTOMS OFFICERS UNDERGO A 26-WEEK AND THE IN 13-WEEK RESIDENTIAL COURSE OF TRAINING AND STUDY RESPECTIVELY DEPARTMENT'S TRAINING SCHOOL AT TAI LAM CHUNG IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
FUNCTION COURSE SUBJECTS INCLUDE THE ORGANISATION AND
OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT; GOVERNMENT
AND REGULATIONS AND ORDERS; ORDINANCES
REGULATIONS WITH WHICH THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE IS CONCERNED; TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES
LAW RELATING TO CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DUTIES, AND ELEMENTARY
AND RULES
OF EVIDENCE.
ON
PERSONNEL
RECRUIT INSPECTORS ARE FURTHER INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT, COURT PROCEDURES AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LAW.
IN THE AREA
BOTH GRADES, HOWEVER, ARE GIVEN SIMILAR TRAINING OF DISCIPLINE, FOOT DRILL, PHYSICAL TRAINING, SELF DEFENCE, FIRST AID, LIFE SAVING AND USE OF FIREARMS.
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