XN000022-1987-05-09 — Page 5

SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1987

IN ADDITION TO THE INSPECTION AND EVALUATION OF BELL HELICOPTERS, MR KILVERT, ACCOMPANIED BY THREE RHKAAF OFFICERS - SQUADRON LEADER JOHN SHAWCROSS, SQUADRON LEADER GRAHAM MCINTOSH AND FLIGHT LIEUTENANT GRAHAM MÜRRELL - HAD VISITED BEECH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION IN WICHITA, KANSAS, TO FINALISE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS FOR A SECOND BEECH SUPER KING B200C AIRCRAFT.

MR KILVERT ADDED THAT THEY THEN CONTINUED ON TO FORT WORTH, TEXAS, TO FINALISE THE PURCHASE OF AN INFRA-RED SCANNING DEVICE FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS FOR THE RHKAAF.

HE POINTED OUT THAT THIS BUYING MISSION FOR THE RHKAAF FOLLOWS THE RECENT US$15.4 MILLION (HK$120 MILLION) CONTRACT BETWEEN THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE AND ANOTHER WEST COAST COMPANY CALIFORNIA-BASED TANDEM COMPUTERS, FOR A NEW COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM TO REPLACE THE RHKPF'S 10-YEAR OLD EQUIPMENT.

DURING HIS STAY IN SAN FRANCISCO, MR KILVERT VISITED TANDEM COMPUTERS AS WELL AS VARIAN ASSOCIATES, MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS OF SPECIALISED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.

ELDERLY URGED TO BEWARE OF IMPOSTERS

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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) APPEALED TO THE ELDERLY, ESPECIALLY RECIPIENTS OF WELFARE BENEFITS, TO BE ON THEIR GUARD AGAINST PEOPLE CLAIMING TO BE STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT.

THE PLEA FOLLOWED A RECENT SPATE OF DECEPTION CASES REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT'S FIELD UNITS IN NGAU TAU KOK, WONG TAI SIN AND ABERDEEN.

OF THE SEVEN CASES REPORTED IN THE LAST ONE-AND-A-HALF MONTHS FOUR PROSPECTIVE VICTIMS WHO ARE RECIPIENTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE MANAGED TO FOIL SUCH ATTEMPTS BY FOLLOWING THE ADVICE OF CHECKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S FIELD UNITS. THE OTHER VICTIMS SUFFERED LOSSES RANGING FROM $400 TO $4 000.

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT SPECIAL EFFORTS HAD BEEN MADE BY FIELD STAFF TO ADVISE CLIENTS TO BE ON THE ALERT.

+WHEN THEY HAVE ANY DOUBT ABOUT THE IDENTITY OF ANY VISITOR CLAIMING TO BE SWD STAFF, THEY SHOULD CHECK WITH THE FIELD UNIT IMMEDIATELY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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