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FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1988

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SWIMMING POOL INSTALLED AT POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL * * * * *

THERE WILL BE NO EXCUSES FOR NON-SWIMMERS

AT POLICE TRAINING

SCHOOL NOW THAT ITS NEW SWIMMING POOL HAS BEEN OPENED.

THE NEW TRAINING POOL IS ALL RECRUITS FOR

LONG A NEED AT THE SCHOOL, USE OF BEING INCORPORATED INTO THE TRAINING PROGRAMMES OF THEM TO SWIM AND KNOW LIFE SAVING PROCEDURES.

COMPULSORY IN A INSTRUCTOR LEARN ΤΟ

AND ALTHOUGH THE ABILITY TO SWIM WILL NOT BE RECRUIT PASSING HIS OR HER COURSE, CHIEF PHYSICAL TRAINING RAYMOND MAK PLANS TO MAKE IT COMPULSORY FOR ALL TRAINEES TO SWIM.

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ΤΟ ADMIT THEY CAN'T "PEOPLE ARE EMBARRASSED WHEN THEY HAVE

A COMPULSORY SWIM, SAID MR MAK. "NOW THAT WE HAVE A POOL I CAN HAVE SWIMMING PROGRAMME AND THERE WILL BE NO EXCUSE FOR ANYONE TO SAY CAN'T SWIM.

THEY

I WANT 1 WANT TO SEE ALL TRAINEES IN THE POOL AND EVENTUALLY

SWIM BEFORE THEY PASS TO SEE IT COMPULSORY FOR THEM TO KNOW HOW TO OUT.

"THE EMPHASIS NOW WILL BE ON TRAINING BUT THEM TO LEARN HOW TO ENJOY SWIMMING TOO."

THE TRAINEES WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO USE TRAINING AFTER SCHOOL HOURS.

OF COURSE WE WANT

THE POOL AS REMEDIAL

AROUND 15 PER CENT OF MALE RECRUIT CONSTABLES AT THE SCHOOL

THEY ENTER THE SCHOOL AND DOUBLE NOT KNOW HOW TO SWIM WHEN NUMBER OF FEMALES. FOR RECRUIT INSPECTORS THE FIGURE IS LOWER.

DO

THAT

OFFICER SHOULD LAND. AND HE MR MAK SAID.

"HONG KONG IS SURROUNDED BY WATER AND A POLICE BE AS PREPARED TO HELP SOMEONE IN THE SEA AS HE IS ON OR SHE AT LEAST SHOULD BE ABLE TO SAVE THEMSELVES,

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"USING THE POOL WILL BE A NEW ATTRACTION FOR THEM AFTER

AND THEY CAN LEARN TO SWIM. HOURS. THEY CAN JOG, THEY CAN STUDY

SCHOOL

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EQUIPPED

WITH

WILL INSULATION THE POOL IS

OPEN AIR POOL AND A REMOTE MAINTAIN THE HEAT OF THE WATER IN THE CONTROL UNDER WATER "VACUUM CLEANER" WHICH WILL CLEAN THE POOL BOTTOM.

AN

COVER WHICH

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