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"WE GET ANONYMOUS CALLS AND LETTERS FROM HOUSING ESTATE MANAGERS IN OUR VICINITY, SENIOR STAFF INSPECTOR (TRAINING TEAM ONE) AT PTU, PATRICK SIN, SAID. "IT'S NOT VERY NICE ΤΟ BE COMPLAINED ABOUT WHEN WE ARE WORKING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.'
TRAINING AT THE UNIT INVOLVES EIGHT WEEKS OF INTERNAL SECURITY EXPERIENCE OF WHICH FOUR WEEKS ARE IN TACTICAL TRAINING, WHICH INCLUDES ANTI-RIOT DRILLS, WEAPONS TRAINING AND SUPPORT DUTIES. ONE PART OF THE 10 PHASE TACTICAL TRAINING INVOLVES HIGH RISE BUILDING SWEEPING.
"WE CARRY OUT A LOT OF OUR TRAINING IN THE QUIET CORNERS OF HONG KONG," MR SIN SAID, "BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO PRACTISE HIGH RISE EXERCISES WITHOUT USING HIGH RISE BUILDINGS.
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THE HIGH RISE SWEEP INVOLVES THE CORDONING OF A BUILDING WHILE OFFICERS RUSH UPSTAIRS TO THE TOP TO FLUSH A WANTED SUSPECT DOWN ΤΟ GROUND.
WHEN A PRACTICE SWEEP TAKES PLACE IN A RESIDENTIAL ESTATE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, VERBAL AND WRITTEN WARNINGS ARE GIVEN IN THE ESTATE THAT THE PTU IS CARRYING OUT AN EXERCISE.
THE TRAINING PERIODS LAST LESS THAN A MORNING, WHEN CHILDREN ARE AT SCHOOL AND MANY RESIDENTS ARE AT WORK,
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"IN A REAL SITUATION WE WOULD DISCONNECT THE LIFTS AND MIGHT WORK AT NIGHT," MR SIN
MR SIN SAID. "BUT ON AN EXERCISE WE NEVER INTERFERE WITH THE NORMAL LIFE OF RESIDENTS. WE DON'T TOUCH THE LIFTS AND WE DON'T EXERCISE AT NIGHT.
IF THE PTU MEN FIND THEMSELVES ENCOUNTERING PUBLIC THEY IMMEDIATELY LOWER THEIR WEAPONS, WHICH DURING EXERCISES. NEITHER DO THEY CAUSE DAMAGE.
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"YET WE STILL FIND THAT MANAGEMENT OFFICES ARE REPORTING COMPLAINTS FROM RESIDENTS, MR SIN SAID. "IF I WERE A RESIDENT MYSELF I WOULD NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT THESE EXERCISES.
"AS A CITIZEN I AM OBLIGED TO PLAY MY PART IN POLICE TO DO A BETTER JOB WHEN THE DAY COMES THAT THEY REAL LIFE SITUATION.
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OFFICERS AT PTU CALCULATE THAT A RESIDENT IN THE RISE BLOCKS BEING USED FOR EXERCISES MIGHT EXPERIENCE AN ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH FOR ABOUT HALF A DAY.
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"RESIDENTS IN THE LOCALITY MIGHT WELL REMEMBER THAT WITH US AROUND THEY ARE QUITE UNLIKELY TO COME UNDER THE ATTENTION OF ANY NORMAL ROBBERS," MR SIN SAID.
MR CORKER SAID: "IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE DOING IN HIGH RISE BUILDINGS. WE AND DISRUPTION TO AN ABSOLUTE MINIMUM, ALTHOUGH SOME OBVIOUSLY INEVITABLE.'
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