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Friday, November 2, 1973

GOVERNOR VISITS WESTERN

The Governor, Sir Murray MacLehose, today asked Area Committee

Chairmen for help in the coming Police Rank And File Recruitment Drive.

He was attending a meeting with members of the Western City

District Committee to discuss problems and progress of the Fight Violent

Crime Campaign.

Sir Hurray said that the recruitment drive was to be a community-

wide effort.

There will be 30 Recruiting Centres compared to six in the last

drive. They will be open all week including Saturdays and Sundays and will

stay open until late in the evening. The City District Office and staff

will help in guiding candidates with the application procedures.

In response to criticism that the policeman's pay was too bow, the

Governor said, the pay scale of the rank and file had been considerably

raised. He said the Government hoped not only to draw more recruits but

intended to get high-grade policemen in terms of education,

Sir Murray asked for each member of the committee to set himself

a target of two to three young men with the right qualifications.

In answer to a question from the Area Committee Chairman from

Sheung Wan about the general fear of reprisals for reporting crime the Governor

said: "This is basically a 'paper tiger'. If people tried to put their

fist through they will find that it goes straight through", and he urged the

public to make reports.

After the meeting the Governor visited Tung Hing Building in Sands

Street where he was shown how an alarm-bell system in the building works,

Note to Editors:

Copies of a photograph taken during the visit are boxed for collection.

Release time: 7.00 p.m.

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