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TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1988

FUNDS SOUGHT FOR EXTENDING POLICE SECONDMENT SYSTEM

TO

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL BE ASKED TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) APPROVE AN ALLOCATION OF $23,928,000 ΤΟ MEET EXPENDITURE ON THE EXTENSION OF A SYSTEM OF MUTUAL SECONDMENTS BETWEEN THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE AND VARIOUS POLICE FORCES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FROM 1988-89 TO 1995-96.

THE SYSTEM WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN EARLY 1984 WHEN THE RHKPF WAS BEING EXTENSIVELY REORGANISED AND NEEDED ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCED OFFICERS TO IMPROVE ITS COMMAND STRUCTURE.

HONG KONG AVAILABLE TO BENEFIT EXPERIENCE

THE AIMS OF THE SYSTEM WERE THREE-FOLD: TO ALLOW SUPERINTENDENTS TO BENEFIT FROM THE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE THROUGH WORKING IN THE UK POLICE FORCES; FOR HONG KONG FROM THE SERVICES OF THE UK POLICE OFFICERS WITH DIFFERENT AND TRAINING BACKGROUND; AND TO HELP EASE THE SHORTAGE OF EXPERIENCED OFFICERS IN THE MIDDLE MANAGEMENT LEVELS OF THE RHKPF.

MATURE AND

OBJECTIVES AND

A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE SCHEME HAS BEEN CONDUCTED RECENTLY TO SEE WHETHER IT HAS MET ITS ORIGINAL WHETHER THERE IS A NEED FOR FURTHER EXTENSION.

FINDINGS SHOWED THAT THE SCHEME, WHICH WAS INTRODUCED ΤΟ RESOLVE PROBLEMS CREATED BY INEXPERIENCE AT MIDDLE MANAGEMENT LEVELS, HAS DEVELOPED INTO A KEY COMPONENT OF THE LOCALISATION STRATEGY. IT WAS THUS CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL THAT THE SCHEME SHOULD CONTINUE.

OTHER ITEMS ON TOMORROW'S AGENDA INCLUDE;

* APPROVAL OF A NEW PROJECT FOR STABILISING THE NORTHWESTERN BOUNDARY SLOPES AT THE METHODIST COLLEGE, GASCOIGNE ROAD AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $2,321,000;

*

AN INCREASE IN COMMITMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF SEVEN REPLACEMENT ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIERS BY $1.7 MILLION TO $13,210,000; AND

FOR THE SENIOR

APPROVAL OF REVISED SALARY SCALES ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC STAFF OF THE HONG

COLLEGE.

MEMBERS

KONG BAPTIST

OF

THE

WILL ALSO CONSIDER RECOMMENDATIONS ESTABLISHMENT SUB-COMMITTEE AND THE PUBLIC WORKS SUB-COMMITTEE.

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