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SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1989

POLICE PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ESTABLISHING OF THE COMMUNITY:

THE MORALITY

ACT FIRMLY AND THOUGH POLICE OFFICERS MUST BE PREPARED TO

THEY MUST DECISIVELY,

ALWAYS BE COURTEOUS AND NEVER ENSURE THAT OFFICIOUS, AND TO

PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THEIR FOR THE ACTIONS UNDERSTAND WHAT IS BEING DONE AND THE NEED ACTION BEING TAKEN;

OF THE PUBLIC

POLICE OFFICERS SHOULD ALWAYS TREAT MEMBERS WHO REQUIRE HELP OR IN TROUBLE WITH KINDNESS AND PATIENCE.

AS WELL

ON PARADE TODAY WERE 32 INSPECTORS AND 307 CONSTABLES AS A CONTINGENT OF 296 RECRUITS NOW UNDER TRAINING IN THE SCHOOL.

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BOARDS PAY $5 MILLION IN INJURIES COMPENSATION

(CLEIC) OR THEIR IN THE

THE CRIMINAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT INJURIES COMPENSATION BOARDS PAID OUT ABOUT $5 MILLION IN COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS

ABOUT COMPARED WITH

$6 IN 1987-88,

MILLION DEPENDANTS PRECEDING YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE BOARDS' LATEST ANNUAL REPORT.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDS, MR ROBERT TANG, EXPLAINED THAT THE A LARGER DECLINE IN THE AMOUNT OF PAYMENT WAS MAINLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO

CLAIMS IN WHICH THE PROPORTION OF SMALL

VICTIMS SUSTAINED INJURIES REQUIRING A SHORTER TERM OF HOSPITALISATION OR SICK LEAVE.

THESE PAYMENTS WERE AWARDED IN 824 CRIMINAL INJURIES CASES ONE REIVEW LAW ENFORCEMENT INJURIES CASE.

OF AMOUNT

GRANTS

MINOR

AND

AWARDED SINCE THE

THEY BROUGHT THE TOTAL INCEPTION OF THE CLEIC SCHEME IN 1973 TO $37.8 MILLION,

OF

1,206

TANG MR

NOTED THAT A TOTAL

APPLICATIONS COMPENSATION WERE RECEIVED IN THE YEAR, REPRESENTING 15.5 PER CENT THE 7,792 REPORTED CASES OF CRIMINAL INJURIES DURING THE PERIOD.

FOR

OF

BURGLARY APPLICANTS.

VICTIMS OF ASSAULT AND WOUNDING AS WELL AS ROBBERY,

UP MADE

ABOUT MAJORITY, THE

THEFT

AND

OR

93 PER

CENT,

OF

THE

APPLICATIONS

THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE

OF CASES ARISING FROM

TOTALLED 869, COMPARED WITH 700 IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR,

BURGLARY

OF ROBBERY, THEFT AND TOTALLING 256 AS AGAINST 324.

DECLINED

BY

ABOUT

OF ALMOST 25 PER CENT IN

AND ASSAULT

WOUNDING. THESE ALTHOUGH CASES

21 PER CENT,

/APPLICATIONS RELATED