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SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1983

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APPLICATION SHOULD BE MADE VIA SCHOOLS TO THE PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR (PHYSICAL EDUCATION), EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, SIXTH FLOOR, 405 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON ON JUNE 22.

ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE TO MR CHOY WING-CHEUNG, INSPECTOR, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, ON 3-884111 EXT. 277.

"HIGHEST STANDARD ASKED OF POLICE OFFICERS'

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IT IS MOST IMPORTANT THAT THE BEARING AND DUTY PERFORMANCE OF A POLICE OFFICER IS OF THE HIGHEST STANDARD BECAUSE IT IS ON THIS THAT MANY PEOPLE WILL BASE THEIR OPINION OF AND ATTITUDE TO THE FORCE, THE REGIONAL COMMANDER, KOWLOON, MR. GEORGE HINDHAUGH, SAID LAST NIGHT.

SPEAKING AT A PASSING OUT PARADE OF AUXILIARY POLICE OFFICERS OF THE SPECIAL DUTY COMPANY, KOWLOON WEST, MR. HINDHAUGH STRESSED THAT THE DONNING OF A UNIFORM AND VARIOUS ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFORM THE INDIVIDUAL INTO A POLICEMAN.

''IT IS ONLY BY HARD WORK AND CONSTANT TRAINING THAT THE EFFECTIVE OFFICER IS PRODUCED,'' HE SAID.

MR. HINDHAUGH TOLD THE OFFICERS ON PARADE THAT FROM WHAT HE OBSERVED DURING HIS INSPECTIONS HE WAS ASSURED THAT THEY HAD ACHIEVED THE STANDARD REQUIRED.

HE NOTED THAT THE LARGE NUMBER OF LONG SERVICE MEDALS AND THE TWO QUEEN'S MEDALS FOR GALLANTRY SO PROUDLY WORN BY MEMBERS OF THE IR UNIT WERE AN INDICATION OF THE PAST AND PRESENT DEDICATION AND SERVICE.

MR. HINDHAUGH SAID WHILE IT WOULD BE SUPERFLUOUS TO URGE THEM TO MAKE A GREATER EFFORT, HE WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASISE THAT AUXILIARY OFFICERS SHOULD BE CONSTANTLY AWARE OF THE NEED TO KEEP UP TO DATE WITH NEW METHODS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT HIGH STANDARD.

HE FURTHER TOLD THEM THAT A HIGHER DEGREE OF INTEGRATION AND BLENDING OF REGULAR AND AUXILIARY DUTIES WAS BEING AIMED AT THROUGHOUT THE FORCE WHICH WOULD POSSIBLY SLIGHTLY CHANGE THE PATTERN OF DUTIES TO WHICH THEY HAD BEEN ACCUSTOMED. HOWEVER, HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT THEY WOULD RESPOND TO ANY NEW CHALLENGES AS THEY AROSE.

FINALLY, MR. HINDHAUGH WISHED THEM ALL THE BEST IN THEIR CONTINUING ROLE AS AUXILIARY POLICEMEN AND HOPED THAT THE REFRESHER TRAINING PROGRAMME THEY HAD JUST COMPLETED WOULD REVITALISE THEM FOR THEIR RETURN TO NORMAL DUTIES.

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