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SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1989

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HE POINTED OUT THAT IN BECOMING FULLY FLEDGED MEMBERS OF THE CAS FAMILY, THE RECRUITS WERE EMBARKING ON A COMMUNITY LIKES OF WHICH WERE SECOND TO NONE ANYWHERE.

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"YOU ARE JUST STARTING YOUR CAREERS IN THE CAS CHOSEN WELL NEVER LET THE PUBLIC AND OUR GOOD REPUTATION DOWN.

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TONIGHT'S PARADE WAS MR FORTUNE'S LAST PARADE BEFORE HIS RETIREMENT. HE SAID THAT WHILE LEAVING WITH A SAD HEART, HE WAS ALSO HAPPY KNOWING THE CAS AND VOLUNTEERING IN HONG KONG WAS ASSURED AND IN GOOD HANDS.

**I WOULD LIKE TO ALIGN MYSELF WITH THE VOLUNTEERS ON PARADE TONIGHT, WHO HAVE RECEIVED THEIR LONG, EFFICIENT AND LOYAL SERVICE AWARDS AND THE FOUR VOLUNTEERS WHO WERE AWARDED THE COMMISSIONER'S COMMENDATIONS.

"AFTER 34 YEARS AS A VOLUNTEER, 18 WITH THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT AND 16 WITH THE CAS, I CAN HONESTLY SAY HOW MUCH I HAVE ENJOYED MYSELF.

"IT HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN EASY, IN FACT, SOMETIME DISTINCTLY DIFFICULT," HE SAID.

"BUT THE COMRADESHIP YOU WILL FIND AMONGST VOLUNTEERS AND PERMANENT STAFF IS WONDERFUL, THE ESPRIT DE CORPS AND MORALE HIGH, YOU WILL MAKE NEW FRIENDS, ACQUIRE NEW SKILLS AND ALL THE TIME BE MAKING YOUR HOME, HONG KONG, A BETTER AND SAFER PLACE IN WHICH TO LIVE,' HE CONCLUDED.

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE EARNS HIGH REPUTATION

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THROUGH THE HARD WORK AND PROFESSIONALISM OF ITS CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE HAS RIGHTLY WON FOR ITSELF A VERY HIGH REPUTATION IN HONG KONG AND ABROAD, THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY (DESIGNATE), MR JOHN CHAN, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) AT A CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE PASSING OUT PARADE.

MR CHAN SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD MADE EXEMPLARY ACHIEVEMENTS IN PROTECTING THE REVENUE, SUPPRESSING ILLEGAL TRAFFIC IN NARCOTICS AND OTHER CONTRABAND, SAFEGUARDING THE INTERNATIONAL CREDIBILITY OF THE EXPORT LICENSING AND ORIGIN CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS, AND ENFORCING COPYRIGHT AND TRADE DESCRIPTIONS LEGISLATION.

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AS THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT WERE BECOMING WIDER. THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ACQUIRED IN THE TRAINING COURSE WOULD THE NEW RECRUITS TO CONTRIBUTE TO VARIOUS ACTIVITIES OF HE ADDED.

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