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Tuesday, October 24, 1972

"I would like, too, to tell you all how touched I am to receive

from Hong Kong this beautiful brooch to mark my becoming your Honorary Commandant

General, and I do thank everyone concerned for such a delightful present.

"The Government has entrusted to you the task of keeping the peace in

Hong Kong, and maintaining that stability and safety for all its citizens which

the proper observance of law and order can achieve, and in carrying out this

duty you deserve the support of every member of the community.

"It is a heavy responsibility for, like most other Police Forces

(including those in the United Kingdom) you have to deal with many difficult

problems in the complex society of the 1970's, but it is a responsibility which

I feel convinced has been placed in the right hands.

"I know that your reputation for courage, steadfastness and devotion

to duty stands high in Hong Kong: I also know that it stands high in the world,

for men and women of your calibre are rare. I feel very proud to be connected

with such a Force."

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