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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1978

NEW WING IN POLICE HEADQUARTERS TO BE CREATED

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A NEW WING IN THE ORGANISATION OF POLICE HEADQUARTERS IS TO BE CREATED AND WILL BE KNOWN AS THE POLICE PUBLIC AFFAIRS WING,

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MR. BRIAN SLEVIN, SAID THE NEED FOR THIS NEW ORGANISATION HAD BEEN EVIDENT FOR THE LAST 12 MONTHS, TO COPE WITH THE INCREASE IN POLICE, PRESS AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS WORK.

THE NEW WING WILL CONTAIN TWO BUREAUS ONE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO ALL THE NEWS MEDIA AND THE OTHER BUREAU TO PROMOTE FURTHER THE POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS EFFORT.

THE NEW WING WILL BE HEADED BY A CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, WHO WILL BE A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSIONER'S CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE (THE DIRECTORATE OF THE FORCE). THIS POST WILL BE FILLED BY MR. JOHN GRIEVE. THE INFORMATION BUREAU WILL BE HEADED BY THE CHIEF POLICE INFORMATION OFFICER, MRS. IRENE YAU, AND THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS BUREAU WILL BE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE CHIEF COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICER, MR. A.C. RENNIE.

THE NEW POLICE PUBLIC AFFAIRS WING WILL DEAL WITH PRESS ENQUIRIES, NEWS AND MATTERS DIRECTLY CONCERNING THE NEWS MEDIA AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS WORK WHICH INCLUDES JUNIOR POLICE CALL, LIAISON WITH SCHOOLS, PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS, CRIME PREVENTION, POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND RECRUITING. ALL THESE MATTERS ARE AT PRESENT HANDLED BY THE POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS BUREAU.

SPECIAL CLASSES FOR FISHERMEN'S CHILDREN

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SPECIAL CLASSES FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN ARE BEING SET UP IN THE FISHERMEN'S CHILDREN SCHOOL IN TAI PO.

THIS WAS REVEALED TODAY BY THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR. TED NICHOLS, WHO SAID THAT IF THIS PILOT SCHEME WAS SUCCESSFUL, SUCH CLASSES WOULD BE INTRODUCED IN 12 OTHER PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND ONE SECONDARY SCHOOL OPERATED BY THE FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION OF HIS DEPARTMENT.

COMMENTING ON THE GOVERNMENT'S APPROVAL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT

OF A $1 MILLION SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR FISHERMEN'S CHILDREN,

MR. NICHOLS SAID THE FUND, DESIGNED TO ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE CONNECTED WITH THE FISHING INDUSTRY TO FURTHER THEIR STUDY IN EITHER LOCAL TERTIARY OR POST SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVELS, WOULD POSSIBLY TAKE EFFECT FROM NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR.

HE SAID A PANEL OF ADVISERS WOULD SOON BE APPOINTED TO ADVISE ON THE ALLOCATION OF THE FUND.

THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE