THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1991
AS REGARDS FRANCHISES, MRS CHAN SAID THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS CONSULTED ON ALL FRANCHISES RELATED TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND SPECIFIC CONSIDERATION WAS BEING GIVEN TO THE NEED FOR CONSULTING THE PUBLIC MORE WIDELY ON THE BROAD PRINCIPLES GOVERNING RENEWAL of THE BUS COMPANIES' FRANCHISES.
SHE ADDED THAT ON A MORE GENERAL POINT LEGCO MEMBERS WERE ALWAYS ABLE TO DEBATE THE POLICY ISSUES INVOLVED IN THE COUNCIL.
THE SECRETARY ALSO SAID THAT ARRANGEMENTS HAD BEEN AGREED IN THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP TO KEEP THE CHINESE SIDE INFORMED OF MAJOR FRANCHISES EXTENDING BEYOND 1997 AND TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS VIEWS ON THEM.
THESE ENCOMPASSED THE VARIOUS FRANCHISES AND SCA'S APPLICABLE
TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
NEW BULLET-PROOF VESTS IN USE
ABOUT 400 NEW BULLET-RESISTANT VESTS, OF A DESIGN WHICH OFFERS ADEQUATE PROTECTION AGAINST THE 7.62 MM BULLET, HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED AND ARE NOW IN USE BY THE POLICE, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPRRY, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON PEGGY
LAM, MR ASPREY THESE NEW VESTS ARE ALSO MORE COMFORTABLE TO WEAR.
SAID
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HE EXPLAINED THAT THE OLD-STYLE VESTS WERE ABLE TO STOP AMMUNITION FROM ALL TYPES OF HANDGUNS USED BY CRIMINALS IN HONG KONG AT THE TIME THEY WERE PURCHASED.
"THE VESTS HAVE, HOWEVER, PROVEN LESS EFFECTIVE AGAINST THE STEEL JACKETED 7.62 MM BULLET NOW USED BY SOME VIOLENT CRIMINALS IN HONG KONG, HE SAID.
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IN ORDER TO ENHANCE SELF-DEFENCE AND FIGHT-CRIME CAPACITY OF THE POLICE IN CASE OF IMMINENT DANGER, THE SECRETARY SAID ABOUT 1,200 OFFICERS HAD BEEN ISSUED WITH AMMUNITION ADDITIONAL TO THE SIX ROUNDS LOADED IN THEIR REVOLVERS. MOST HAD ALSO BEEN ISSUED WITH A BULLET LOADING DEVICE TO ASSIST THEM IN SPEED RELOADING.
"THIS IS A TRIAL SCHEME, DURING WHICH DIFFERENT TYPES OF LOADING EQUIPMENT WILL BE TRIED AND VALUATED, AS WILL BE THE NEED TO ISSUE ADDITIONAL AMMUNITION TO THE REMAINDER OF THE POLICE
SPEED
FORCE, "
HE ADDED.
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