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"THE SAME IS TRUE OF RESOURCES ALLOCATED TO THE FORCE GATHERING INTELLIGENCE.
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"THERE WILL IN FACT BE AN INCREASE OF 11 PER CENT IN EXPENDITURE ON CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE," HE NOTED.
ON THE STRENGTH OF THE POLICE FORCE, WHICH STANDS AT SOME 27,000, MR ASPREY SAID THERE HAD BEEN A STEADY INCREASE OVER THE PAST YEAR, AND THE VACANCY RATE WAS AT PRESENT ONLY ONE PER CENT.
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"THE NUMBER OF JUNIOR POLICE OFFICERS RECRUITED FINANCIAL YEAR IS 23 PER CENT UP ON THE PREVIOUS YEAR. WASTAGE HAS ALSO DECLINED SIGNIFICANTLY.
"I BELIEVE THAT HOUSING IS A MAJOR FACTOR TN RETAINING STAFF AND REDUCING WASTAGE," HE SAID, NOTING THAT SOME 410 UNITS HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS AND SOME 1,300 MORE UNITS TO BE AVAILABLE IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
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BOOST POLICE MANPOWER ON THE STREETS, MR ASPREY SAID A NUMBER OF NEW INITIATIVES WERE BEING PURSUED.
THESE INCLUDE RELEASING POLICE OFFICERS FROM TASKS WHICH SHOULD, MORE CORRECTLY, BE PERFORMED BY OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
"TOGETHER WITH THE RELEASE OF THE POLICE FROM VIETNAMESE CAMP DUTIES AND THE CONTINUING NET INCREASE IN STRENGTH, SUCH INITIATIVES MEAN THAT WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY TOWARDS PUTTING ON THE STREETS THE 800 EXTRA POLICEMEN PLEDGED BY THE GOVERNOR IN HIS POLICY ADDRESS LAST OCTOBER, HE SAID.
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TURNING TO CRIME PREVENTION AND DETECTION, MR ASPREY THE DETECTION RATE IN RESPECT OF VIOLENT CRIME, INCLUDING ROBBERY WITH FIREARMS, SO FAR THIS YEAR HAD IMPROVED OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR,
ON THE USE OF MODERN EQUIPMENT ΤΟ HELP ACHIEVE THIS IMPROVEMENT, HE SAID A TOTAL OF $526 MILLION HAD BEEN APPROVED FOR THE POLICE TO IMPLEMENT OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY.
"THIS WILL, AMONG OTHER THINGS, CUT DOWN THE TIME AND MANPOWER DEVOTED TO REPETITIVE MANUAL TASKS AND SPEED COMMUNICATION.
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"WHEN FULLY IN PLACE, SOME 570 POSTS WILL BE AVAILABLE RE-DEPLOYMENT TO OTHER POLICE DUTIES, HE ADDED.
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