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TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1983

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THE CORRECTNESS OF THE POLICE MAINTAINING RECORDS OF CASES OF THIS NATURE HAS BEEN RAISED IN LAW AND THE PRACTICE APPROVED BY THE COURT, HE ADDED.

ON WHETHER THE POLICE SHOULD REVEAL DETAILS OF CASES WHERE THE MAGISTRATE HAS ORDERED THAT NO CONVICTION BE RECORDED, MR FERGUSON SAID THE POLICE CONSIDERED IT THEIR DUTY TO PROVIDE THE CONSULATES CONCERNED WITH FACTUAL AND TRUTHFUL INFORMATION.

**THE IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES OF A RECIPIENT COUNTRY ARE ENTITLED TO BE FULLY AWARE OF THE BACKGROUND OF AN ASPIRING ENTRANT.

IF THE POLICE DID NOT GIVE FULL INFORMATION IT WOULD BE AN ATTEMPT TO DECEIVE THE RECIPIENT COUNTRY, HE SAID.

HOWEVER, MR FERGUSON NOTED THAT, FROM HIS EXPERIENCE, THE ATTITUDE OF OVERSEAS GOVERNMENTS WHEN CONSIDERING APPLICATIONS FROM PERSONS WHO HAD A CRIMINAL CONVICTION OR A NO CONVICTION RECORDED'' FINDING AGAINST THEM, WAS ONE OF UNDERSTANDING AND DECERNMENT.

''THESE AUTHORITIES ARE FULLY CAPABLE OF DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN SHOPLIFING AND ARMED ROBBERY AND OF CONSIDERING CONVICTIONS IN THE IR PROPER PERSPECTIVE.

"GIVEN FULLY TRUTHFUL AND FACTUAL INFORMATION THEY WILL CONSIDER EACH CASE ON ITS INDIVIDUAL MERITS AND WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES," HE ADDED.

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NEED FOR SPORTS TRAINING STRESSED

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TRAINING AT GRASS-ROOTS LEVEL PROVIDED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE (RSS) OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT IS VITAL IF HONG KONG IS TO PRODUCE SPORTSMEN AND SPORTSWOMEN WHO CAN COMPETE IN INTERNATIONAL EVENTS.

THIS WAS SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM DURING A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE LIONS CLUB OF SOUTH KOWLOON,

HE SAID PEOPLE CANNOT BE TRAINED FOR HIGHER LEVELS OF COMPETITIONS UNLESS THEY HAVE FIRST LEARNED THE BASICS.

+OUR FUTURE STARS HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE, AND ONLY BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND COACHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE CAN WE EXPECT TO PRODUCE TOP CLASS SPORTSMEN AND SPORTSWOMEN,+ HE SAID.

APART FROM EMPHASISING THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING AT ELEMENTARY LEVEL, MR WIGGHAM ALSO SPOKE ON THE ROLE OF THE RSS, WHICH IS INVOLVED IN TRAINING BEGINNERS IN A NUMBER OF SPORTS.

/HE SAID