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SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1983

THESE INCLUDED REQUESTS FOR GUIDANCE FROM SUPERIORS, AND INSTANT CHECKS OF THE WANTED OR STOLEN VEHICLES INDEX, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S COMPUTER RECORD AND THE FORCE'S COMPUTERÍSED CRIMINAL RECORDS INDEX.

''FINALLY, REMEMBER THAT EVERY BEAT RADIO MESSAGE IS TAPED WHICH, IN ESSENCE, MEANS YOU ARE CARRYING A PORTABLE RECORDER WHICH CAN BE USED TO RECORD ANY CONVERSATION WHICH YOU CONSIDER NECESSARY," HE SAID.

BIDDING THE RECRUITS FAREWELL, MR MOOR WHO IS AN EX-COMMANDANT OF THE POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL WISHED THEM EVERY SUCCESS IN THEIR CHOSEN PROFESSION.

HE HOPED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE AN INTERESTING CAREER AHEAD OF THEM IN A POLICE FORCE WHICH HE PERSONALLY FELT WAS SECOND TO NONE.

THE 291 RECRUITS ON PARADE THIS MORNING COMPRISED 18 INSPECTORS, ONE WOMAN INSPECTOR, 202 CONSTABLES AND 70 MARINE CONSTABLES.

MORE COMMUNITY CENTRES FOR SHAM SHUI PO

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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IS BUILDING MORE COMMUNITY CENTRES AND COMMUNITY HALLS IN THE DENSELY POPULATED SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT TO MEET LOCAL NEEDS.

THIS WAS DISCLOSED TODAY (SATURDAY) BY THE REGIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER (WEST KOWLOON), MR ALFRED CHUI, AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE LAI KOK COMMUNITY HALL.

TWO CENTRES IN CHEUNG SHA WAN AND SHEK KIP MEI WILL SOON BE READY AND ANOTHER TWO ARE BEING PLANNED.

+THE GOVERNMENT TOOK AN ACTIVE MOVE TO IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY BUILDING SIX YEARS AGO WITH AN AIM TO ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR COMMUNITY AFFAIRS,+ MR CHUI SAID.

+THROUGH ITS PARTICIPATION, THE GOVERNMENT HOPES TO FOSTER A STRONG SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY FACILITIES, HE ADDED.

THE LAI KOK COMMUNITY HALL, LOCATED IN THE LAI KOK ESTATE, IS THE SECOND OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN SHAM SHUI PO.

MR CHUI DESCRIBED IT AS AN IDEAL PLACE+ FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.

HE ASKED LOCAL RESIDENTS TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF THE FACILITIES WHICH INCLUDE A MULTI-PURPOSE HALL, A CONFERENCE ROOM AND ROOMS FOR COMMUNITY WORKERS.

ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WERE THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR STEPHEN IP, AND TWO LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS, MR WONG PING-HON AND MR KI KAR.

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