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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1988

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"STARTING THIS FINANCIAL YEAR WE ARE RECRUITING AN ADDITIONAL 1,200 POLICE OFFICERS OVER AND ABOVE THE NATURAL GROWTH OF THE POLICE FORCE.

"THESE ADDITIONAL OFFICERS WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO EXTEND THE PERIOD OF TRAINING AND ATTACHMENT то THE POLICE TACTICAL UNIT ΤΟ PROVIDE A FURTHER SIX COMPANIES OF POLICE OFFICERS WHO WILL REPLACE THE ARMY ON THE BORDER.

NOTING THAT FOR MANY YEARS THE POLICE FORCE HAD HAD THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERNAL SECURITY AND STABILITY IN HONG KONG, MR UPTON SAID THE GRADUAL WITHDRAWAL OF THE BRITISH GARRISON IN THE YEARS BEFORE 1997 CALLED FOR RELATIVELY LITTLE ADJUSTMENT TO THE POLICE FORCE'S ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

THAT IS. THE OR OUTBREAKS OF YEARS NOW A VERY

"AS REGARDS INTERNAL SECURITY ITSELF MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER IN THE EVENT OF RIOTING VIOLENCE - THE POLICE FORCE HAS MAINTAINED FOR 20 SUCCESSFUL SYSTEM OF TRAINING TO PREPARE THEM TO COPE WITH ANY THREAT, HE SAID.

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"THIS SYSTEM IS BASED UPON THE POLICE TACTICAL UNIT, WHERE POLICE OFFICERS UNDERGO 10 WEEKS TRAINING IN INTERNAL SECURITY METHODS.

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THIS WAS MAINTAINED BY CONTINUATION TRAINING AFTER THEY RETURNED TO THEIR ORIGINAL UNITS.

"I AM CONFIDENT THAT THE POLICE FORCE, INCLUDING THE AUXILIARY POLICE FORCE, WILL HAVE THE MANPOWER, THE EQUIPMENT AND THE TRAINING TO ENSURE THAT THE NEEDS OF PUBLIC ORDER AND INTERNAL SECURITY ARE WELL COVERED THROUGH THE NEXT DECADE AND BEYOND," MR UPTON ADDED.

LAW STUDENT INTAKES COULD BE INCREASED

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THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONSIDER INCREASING THE EXISTING INTAKES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND THE CITY POLYTECHNIC OF HONG KONG AND POSSIBLY INTRODUCING NEW COURSES AT OTHER TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS SHOULD THERE BE AN INDICATION OF A SHORTFALL IN HONG KONG'S FUTURE REQUIREMENT FOR LAWYERS.

THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE HON RON BRIDGE, SAID THIS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON CHAN YING-LUN.

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