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NONG DINTED OUT THAT HONG KONG'S SOCIAL WELFARE AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE WERE STATED IN THE RECENTLY PUBLISHED PAPER ON SOCIAL WELFARE INTO THE 1990'S WHICH STOOD AS A STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE IN HONG KONG.
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ALSO, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD PUBLISH A GREEN PAPER REHABILITATION POLICIES AND SERVICES TO CHART THE WAY AHEAD TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING OP THE DISABLED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, SAID.
A WORKING PARTY, COMPRISING MAINLY NON-OFFICIALS, HAD FORMED AND WAS HARD AT WORK IN DRAFTING THE GREEN PAPER AND IT HOPED THAT THE GREEN PAPER COULD BE FINALISED FOR PUBLIC LATER IN THE YEAR, MRS WONG ADDED.
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HK IS A VERY SAFE CITY BY COMPARISON: S FOR S
HONG KONG IS A VERY SAFE CITY BY ANY COMPARISON WITH CITIES OF A SIMILAR SIZE IN THE REGION OR ELSEWHERE, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON. ALISTAIR ASPREY, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY. (WEDNESDAY).
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SPEAKING IN THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE APPROPRIATION BILL MR ASPREY SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS DETERMINED TO MAINTAIN IT AS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, AND BECAUSE A SAFE AND STABLE ENVIRONMENT WAS A MAJOR FACTOR IN HONG KONG'S SUCCESS AS AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CENTRE AND TOURIST DESTINATION.
"THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN ENSURING HONG KONG'S SECURITY. WE HAVE DEVOTED VERY CONSIDERABLE RESOURCES TO EQUIPPING THEM FOR THIS ROLE, AND THIS WILL CONTINUE IN THE HE SAID.
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MR ASPREY SAID HE WOULD LIKE TO ILLUSTRATE THIS WITH REFERENCE TO THE EXPENDITURE ON THE MAJOR AREAS OF SECURITY POLICY.
"OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, TOTAL ANNUAL EXPENDITURE ON POLICE HAS DOUBLED IN CASH TERMS; AN INCREASE IN REAL TERMS OF 30 CENT.
THE PER THE GREAT MAJORITY OF THIS EXPENDITURE HAS BEEN DIRECTED AT MAINTAINING A STRONG POLICE PRESENCE ON THE STREETS," HE SAID.
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FORCE HAS INCREASED PROGRESSIVELY FROM 31,000 FIVE YEARS AGO TO 34,000 TODAY.
"DESPITE RECENT PROBLEMS OF RECRUITMENT, COMMON TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS, THE FORCE HAS MAINTAINED ITS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS AS A RESULT OF IMPROVEMENTS IN PRODUCTIVITY, THE BENEFITS OF NEW AND TECHNOLOGY, AND THE DEDICATION AND HARD WORK OF ITS STAFF LEVELS, MR ASPREY SAID.
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