THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1993
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SPLIT OF POLICE REGIONS SIGNIFICANT FOR SERVICE IMPROVEMENT
THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE {MANAGEMENT), MR KEITH LOMAS, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE SPLIT OF THE POLICE'S NEW TERRITORIES (N.T.) INTO SOUTH AND NORTH POLICE REGIONS WAS A SIGNIFICANT STEP IN IMPROVING POLICING SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
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ADDRESSING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NEW N.T. SOUTH REGIONAL POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND MA ON SHAN DIVISIONAL POLICE STATION, MR LOMAS SAID, THE MAIN EFFECT OF THIS SPLIT OF THE N.T. IS THAT WE NOW HAVE TWO FAR MORE MANAGEABLE REGIONS IN COMMAND TERMS.
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"THIS WILL FACILITATE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PLANNING, AND EXECUTION, OF OUR STRATEGIES AND TACTICS TO COMBAT AND REDUCE CRIME.
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HE SAID THE NORTH REGION COVERED TUEN MUN, YUEN LONG, THE BORDER AND TAI PO AND THE SOUTH REGION EMBRACED TSUEN WAN, KWAI CHUNG AND SHATIN AND WOULD, IN DUE COURSE, ALSO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE POLICING OF LANTAU ISLAND, INCLUDING THE NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP кок.
"I AM, PERSONALLY, PARTICULARLY SATISFIED WITH THIS MOVE AND AM CONFIDENT THAT THE TWO NEW REGIONAL COMMANDERS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER PLACED THAN BEFORE, NOTABLY WITH REGARD ΤΟ ORGANISATION AND FACILITIES, TO DEAL EFFECTIVELY WITH THOSE IN OUR MIDST WHO CHOOSE TO BREAK THE LAW, MR LOMAS ADDED.
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THE NEW 16-STOREY POLICE COMPLEX, WHICH HOUSES BOTH THE N.T. SOUTH REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS AND MA ON SHAN DIVISIONAL POLICE STATION, IS EQUIPPED WITH SOPHISTICATED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AN INCIDENT COMMAND CENTRE, A NEW ONE-WAY IDENTIFICATION PARADE ROOM, MODERN OFFICE ACCOMMODATION, COMPREHENSIVE CATERING FACILITIES FOR STAFF AND A FITNESS TRAINING ROOM.
MR LOMAS SAID ALL OF THESE WERE ESSENTIAL FOR A MODERN, EFFECTIVE AND, ABOVE ALL, MOTIVATED POLICE FORCE.
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HE ALSO EMPHASISED THAT THE PUBLIC HAD NOT BEEN NEGLECTED
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"SPECIFICALLY," MR LOMAS SAID, "THE REPORT ROOM HERE AT SHAN POLICE STATION HAS BEEN DESIGNED, ON THE ONE HAND, TO FOR A PLEASANT AND MORE ENCOURAGING ENVIRONMENT, WHILST, ON THE OTHER, GIVE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC GREATER PRIVACY WHEN MAKING THEIR REPORTS.
THERE ARE ALSO A NUMBER OF DEDICATED INTERVIEW ROOMS WHICH WILL PROVIDE A QUIETER AND BETTER ATMOSPHERE.
"THIS NEW POLICE FACILITY IS A FURTHER ELEMENT IN THE PROGRAMME TO PROVIDE AN EVER BETTER AND ACCESSIBLE SERVICE TO THE TERRITORIES PUBLIC THAT WE, THE POLICE ARE ENDEAVOURING TO SERVE, LOMAS CONCLUDED.
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