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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1992
MR ASPREY EXPLAINED THAT THE SLIGHT DECREASE IN 1990 AND 1991 COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO DIFFICULTIES IN RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF JUNIOR POLICE OFFICERS.
IN RECENT MONTHS HOWEVER BOTH RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION HAD
IMPROVED.
AS A RESULT, AT THE BEGINNING OF 1992, THE RATIO STOOD AT 459.6, MR ASPREY NOTED.
"I HOPE THAT THIS TREND CONTINUES,
M
HE SAID.
THE SECRETARY SAID IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO QUANTIFY THE EFFECT OF THESE SMALL CHANGES ON THE LAW AND ORDER SITUATION ADDING THAT THE POLICE PRESENCE ON THE
THE STREETS WAS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THE PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF CRIME.
MR ASPREY STRESSED THAT EVERY EFFORT HAD BEEN MADE TO MAINTAIN THE LEVEL OF POLICE PRESENCE ON THE STREETS THROUGH REDEPLOYMENT, INCREASED USE OF THE AUXILIARY POLICE, AND THE RELIEVING OF THE POLICE FORCE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAGING THE HIGH ISLAND DETENTION CENTRE.
AIRPORT PROJECT TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER EXPLAINED
THE MAIN OBJECTIVE IN MANAGING THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE AIRPORT CORE PROJECT (ACP) IS TO ENSURE THAT THESE PROJECTS ARE CARRIED OUT IN THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE MANNER, ON TIME AND WITHIN
BUDGET.
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THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS, MR JAMES BLAKE, A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON RONALD ARCULLI AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
HE SAID WITHIN THESE CONSTRAINTS, THE GOVERNMENT WAS SUPPORTIVE OF. THE OBJECTIVE OF ENCOURAGING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ΤΟ LOCAL PROFESSIONALS AND CONTRACTORS.
THE
THE GOVERNMENT WAS MINDFUL OF THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMME PRESENTS FOR FOSTERING THE TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES TO HONG KONG ENTERPRISES, HE ADDED.
MR BLAKE POINTED OUT THAT TRANSFER COULD AND WOULD TAKE PLACE IN A VARIETY OF WAYS SUCH AS RECRUITMENT OF LOCAL PROFESSIONALS TO SPECIALIST COMPANIES, THE DISSEMINATION OF MODERN PROJECT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES THROUGHOUT THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND THE INTRODUCTION OF A VARIETY OF NEW CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES.
HE SAID THERE WAS A WIDE RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE WHICH THE ACP WOULD REQUIRE IN PLANNING, FINANCING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE PROJECTS.
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