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MONDAY, JULY 18, 1988

"IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN A 25 PER CENT INCREASE BRINGING THE NUMBER OF STAFF TO OVER 6,000. IN ADDITION THERE IS AN AUXILIARY POLICE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEARLY 1,800, OF WHOM 200 TURN OUT FOR DUTY DAILY.

"IN KEEPING LAW AND ORDER, EMPHASIS 13 PLACED ON PREVENTING AND DETECTING CRIME WHICH HAS REMAINED FAIRLY STEADY IN RECENT YEARS.

"HOWEVER THE INCREASE OF 10 PER CENT IN 1987 OVER 1986 HAS CONTINUED INTO 1988, HE STRESSED.

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NOTING THAT IT WAS THE DUTY OF THE POLICE TO ENFORCE ON INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THE RULES LAID DOWN BY THE COMMUNITY, MR SMALLSHAW SAID LAW ENFORCERS COULD NOT SUCCEED IN THEIR ROLB WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY.

"I BELIEVE THAT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WE DO HAVE THIS AND THAT THE VAST MAJORITY DO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN OUR ABILITY, AND THIS IN TURN LEADS TO A PEACEFUL COMMUNITY," HE CONCLUDED.

NEW POLICE STATION ON TSING YI STARTS OPERATION TOMORROW

RESIDENTS LIVING ON THE TSING YI ISLAND WILL BE BETTER POLICING SERVICES WITH THE OPERATION OF A TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

NEW

PROVIDED WITH POLICE STATION

SITUATED FROM

THE NEW TSING YI DIVISIONAL POLICE STATION, WHICH

IS AT NO. 13 TSING YI HEUNG SZE WUI ROAD, WILL BECOME OPERATIONAL 7 AM TOMORROW.

BUILDING OPERATING AS A A DISTRICT

BUILT AT A COST OF ABOUT $42 MILLION, THE 16-STOREY IS OF

OF A STANDARD DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS DESIGN, DIVISIONAL STATION UNTIL TSING YI DIVISION IS UPGRADED TO LEVEL WITH THE INCREASING POPULATION.

POLICING FOR

AT PRESENT, THE NEW POLICE STATION WILL PROVIDE THE WHOLE TSING YI ISLAND AS WELL AS THE TSING YI BRIDGE AND TSING NORTH BRIDGE.

YI

TSANG

COMMANDERS

CHOI WONG

THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE STATION 18 SUPERINTENDENT KING-KAI, WHO IS ASSISTED BY TWO ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL ADVC/CRIME, MR LAW PING-KUEN; AND ADVC/ADMINISTRATION, MRS FUNG-YEE.

POLICE PERSON OR

LOCAL RESIDENTS WHO WISH TO MAKE A REPORT OR ЧЕЕК ASSISTANCE ARE WELCOME TO GO TO THE NEW POLICE STATION IN TELEPHONE 0-4319123 OR 0-4313600.

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