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THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1983

''SOME OF THE NEW POSTS CREATED WILL SOON BE ADVERTISED AND PLANS ARE IN HAND TO RECRUIT THE SPECIALIST CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT WHO WILL BE A PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEER,'* MR LOMAS SAID.

TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT OF THE FORCE WAS FOUND TO BE EFFECTIVE BUT THE STEERING GROUP BELIEVED THAT SIGNIFICANT COST EFFECTIVE IMPROVEMENTS IN EFFICIENCY COULD BE MADE IF THE BRANCH WAS HEADED BY A PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED SPECIALIST AND THERE WAS A SMALL ADDITION IN JUNIOR STAFF TO DEAL WITH FINANCIAL CONTROL AND VEHICLE RECORDS.

THIS RECOMMENDATION WAS ALSO ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND ENDORSED BY THE DEPARTMENTAL ESTABLISHMENT COMMITTEE.

TURNING TO THE ROLE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN THE FORCE

MR LOMAS SAID, THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ANY LARGE ORGANISATION RELIES TO A LARGE EXTENT ON THE AVAILABILITY OF RIGHT INFORMATION AT THE RIGHT TIME, AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE IS NO EXCEPTION. IT IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IN THE OPERATIONAL AREA WHERE IT IS ESSENTIAL IF RESOURCES ARE TO BE DEPLOYED EFFECTIVELY, AND THE POLICE OFFICERS IN THE FIELD GIVEN MAXIMUM SUPPORT.''

''INEVITABLY, THE COMPLEXITY OF POLICING MODERN HONG KONG HAS HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED FOR US TO KEEP PACE WITH DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS FIELD TO RETAIN THE INITIATIVE AND THUS CONTINUE TO FULFIL OUR OBLIGATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY," HE SAID.

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MR LOMAS WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES WOULD HELP COMMANDERS MAKE OPTIMUM USE OF EXISTING RESOURCES, PARTICULARLY MANPOWER, WHICH IS AN EXPENSIVE RESOURCE.

NOTE TO EDITORS.

POLICE ADVISER TO MEET PRESS SATURDAY

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SIR JAMES CRANE, FORMERLY HER MAJESTY'S CHIEF INSPECTOR OF CONSTABULARY, WHO HAS BEEN ADVISING THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE ON THE ORGANISATION AND OPERATION OF THE RHKP, WILL MEET THE PRESS AT THE END OF HIS CURRENT VISIT TO HONG KONG.

THE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT 10 AM ON SATURDAY (JULY 23) AT THE GIS THEATRE, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, 5TH FLOOR.

THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MR ROY HENRY AND THE COMMISSIONER

OF THE ICAC, MR PETER WILLIAMS WILL ALSO BE PRESENT.

SIR JAMES ARRIVED IN HONG KONG ON JULY 2 FOR A THREE WEEK VISIT, AND DURING THIS TIME HE EXAMINED AND ADVISED ON THE PRINCIPLE AND PRACTICE OF DEVOLUTION OF RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY FROM POLICE HEADQUARTERS TO REGIONAL LEVELS.

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