THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1992
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GOVERNOR VISITS POLICE HEADQUARTERS
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THE GOVERNOR, LORD WILSON OF TILLYORN, TODAY (THURSDAY} VISITED POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND SAW OFFICERS AT WORK USING SOME OF THE MODERN EQUIPMENT RECENTLY ACQUIRED BY THE FORCE.
THE GOVERNOR TOURED THE HONG KONG ISLAND REGIONAL COMMAND AND CONTROL CENTRE WHICH USED ADVANCED COMPUTER AND RADIO SYSTEMS TO DBAL WITH POLICING SITUATIONS ON THE ISLAND.
HE WAS ALSO SHOWN HOW THE STAFF USE COMPUTERS TO TASK PATROL OFFICERS MORE EFFICIENTLY, PARTICULARLY IN RESPONDING TO "999" CALLS.
THE GOVERNOR WAS THEN BRIEFED ON THE COMPUTER ASSISTED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM.
THIS HI-TECH AND POWERFUL TOOL HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY USED IN OVER 480 CASES SINCE IT CAME INTO OPERATION IN MAY LAST YEAR.
HE ALSO VISITED THE BALLISTIC AND FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION BUREAU WHERE HE SAW HOW ADVANCED FORENSIC TECHNIQUES ARE USED FOR INVESTIGATIONS INVOLVING GUNS.
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LORD WILSON WAS ALSO BRIEFED ON THE WORK OF THE CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF THE FORCE, IN PARTICULAR THE PERSONNEL SECTION.
BEFORE THE DEPARTURE HE MET A CROSS SECTION OF CIVILIAN AND DISCIPLINED STAFF AT A TEA RECEPTION.
THE GOVERNOR COMMENTED: "I AM GREATLY IMPRESSED WITH WHAT I HAVE SEEN TODAY. THE GOVERNMENT HAS MADE A LARGE INVESTMENT IN FIRST-CLASS EQUIPMENT TO HELP THE POLICE IN THEIR WORK, AND I CAN SKK THAT THEY ARE PUTTING IT TO GOOD USE.'
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"I ALSO Enjoyed meETING AND SPEAKING WITH POLICE OFFICERS FORCE CIVILIANS. THEIR COMMITMENT TO THEIR WORK IS IMPRESSIVE. WE CAN BE PROUD OF THEM AND THE JOB THEY DO."
NEED TO OPTIMISE HUMAN POTENTIAL STRESSED
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HUMAN ARE VERY MR JOHN
THE GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING ITS INVALUABLE RESOURCES WHICH HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROSPERITY MUCH DEPENDENT ON, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, CHAN, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE EDUCATION AND CAREERS AT THE HONG KONG CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE, MR CHAN KONG IS NOW GOING THROUGH A PERIOD OF RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING.
EXPO '92 SAID HONG DEVELOPMENT
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