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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1991
JOINING SQN LDR CANFER AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE THE ACTING CHIEF STAFF OFFICER, MR LAM SUI-FAN; TACTICAL FORCE MR WU MAN-KONG; TACTICAL FORCE DEPUTY COMMANDER, MR CHIU HIN-CHE; MRU COMMANDER, MR FONG CHEUNG-KEE.
CAS
COMMANDER,
AND
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE
AT THE CLIMBING WALL
SERVICES' KOWLOON TRAINING CENTRE AND MOUNTAIN RESCUE DEMONSTRATION AT SHEK O HEADLAND ON TUESDAY 26).
CAS THE
(NOVEMBER
THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 9.30 AM AT THE TRAINING
MEDIA CENTRE AT 204 ARGYLE STREET, KOWLOON.
REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO COVER THIS EVENT SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE CENTRE BEFORE 9.15 AM. ARE AMPLE PARKING SPACES AT THE CENTRE.
THERE
AFTER THE CEREMONY, TWO CAS VANS WILL TAKE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO SHEK O TO COVER THE MOUNTAIN RESCUE THE ESTIMATED TIME OF RETURN FROM SHEK O IS 12 NOON.
DEMONSTRATION.
BE CONTACTED
CAS PRESS LIAISON OFFICER, SENIOR TRAINING OFFICER (TACTICAL FORCE) MR AU YIN-SHAN WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST. HE CAN ON TEL. 805 6051 FOR ENQUIRIES.
POLICE TRAINING IN FLUSHING HIGH RISE BUILDINGS
HONG KONG A FUGITIVE FROM A ROBBERY IN THE CROWDED STREETS OF
BUILDING MAY THINK WHO SEEKS REFUGE IN THE ANONYMITY OF A HIGH RISE
UNTIL HE FINDS
WAY HE IS SAFE FROM DETECTION
HIS ONLY
OUT IS BLOCKED BY POLICE WHO ARE GRADUALLY AND CERTAINLY CLOSING IN ON HIM.
—
BUILDINGS SURROUNDING AND FLUSHING HIGH RISE
IS AN INTEGRAL USE PART OF TRAINING AT THE POLICE TACTICAL UNIT (PTU) WHERE TRAINEES REAL LIFE SCENARIOS AND ACTUAL LOCATIONS TO COUNTER CRIME IN A DENSELY POPULATED ENVIRONMENT.
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'WE HAVE TO PRACTISE SOMEWHERE AND THE ONLY PLACE TO DO
IT IS
IN THE STREETS," THE STAFF OFFICER (TRAINING) AT PTU IN FANLING, MATT
CORKER, SAID.
"UNFORTUNATELY SOMETIMES RESIDENTS OF HIGH RISE BUILDINGS
AND COMPLAIN MISUNDERSTAND OUR WORK
WHEN WE USE THEIR APARTMENT BLOCKS FOR TRAINING.
יז
AN OFFICER WHO HAS JUST SPENT A MORNING RUNNING UP
PROTECT
FROM THE PUBLIC OF STAIRS IN HIS TRAINING TO COMPLAINTS FROM RESIDENTS A DISPIRITING REACTION TO A PUBLIC SERVICE.
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33 FLIGHTS CRIME
FINDS
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