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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1989

OWN

1997. IN PRESERVING AND CREDIBILITY

CUSTOMS AND

"THIS IMPORTANT STATUS WILL REMAIN AFTER POSITION THIS

AND IN

HONG MAINTAINING

KONG'S

THE RIGHT, INTEGRITY AS A TRADING ENTITY IN ITS EXCISE DEPARTMENT PLAYS AN INDISPENSABLE FRONTLINE POLICING ROLE," TOLD THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 24 INSPECTORS AND 153 CUSTOMS OFFICERS.

HE

то

AND

INSPECTORS RECRUIT

AND CUSTOMS OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED

OF RESIDENTIAL COURSE 13-WEEK

TRAINING UNDERGO A 26-WEEK AND

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE TRAINING STUDY RESPECTIVELY IN THE DEPARTMENT'S SCHOOL IN TAI LAM CHUNG.

OF THE EXCISE DEPARTMENT;

COURSE SUBJECTS INCLUDE THE ORGANISATION AND FUNCTIONS

AND THE CUSTOMS AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS AND ORDERS, ORDINANCES WHICH THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE IS CONCERNED, PROCEDURES RELATING TO CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DUTIES, AND AND RULES OF EVIDENCE.

AND REGULATIONS WITH AND TECHNIQUES ELEMENTARY LAW

RECRUIT

ARE INSPECTORS

FURTHER

INSTRUCTED

ON

PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT, COURT PROCEDURES AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LAW.

IN THE AREA BOTH GRADES, HOWEVER, ARE GIVEN SIMILAR TRAINING OF DISCIPLINE, FOOT DRILL, PHYSICAL TRAINING, SELF DEFENCE, FIRST AID, LIFE SAVING AND USE OF FIREARMS.

OPEN ENVIRONMENT FOR MENTALLY DISABLED REQUIRED

THE

MENTALLY

DISABLED TRAINING,

OFFICER

AN OPEN REQUIRE

JOB PLACEMENT (REHABILITATION)

AND

OF THE

ENVIRONMENT

LIVELIHOOD,

SOCIAL

RECEIVING EDUCATION,

CHIEF SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT, MISS ESTHER HO, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

CONTINUANCE

FOR

THE

WELFARE

OF SERVICES KONG COUNCIL OF WIDELY RECEIVED

SPEAKING AT AN ANNUAL SEMINAR ON THE FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, ORGANISED BY THE HONG SOCIAL SERVICE. MISS HO SAID THIS NEW TREND HAD BEEN BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, PARENTS AND MEMBERS THE COMMUNITY.

"AN OVER-PROTECTED SERVICE POLICY IN THE PROVISION FOR THE MENTALLY DISABLED PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED IS RECKONED AND NOT REALISTIC," SHE SAID.

OF

OF SERVICE AS OUTDATED

MISS HO NOTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS CONSTANTLY REVIEWING PROVISION OF SERVICE.

ITS

THE MENTALLY DISABLED TO EFFORTS WOULD BE MADE TO ENCOURAGE MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY, AND ALSO TO

THE COMMUNITY COULD HAVE EDUCATIONAL PROMOTIONS SO THAT MEMBERS OF BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR ABILITIES.

STRENGTHEN

PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE AND

SUPPORT

WOULD BE

MISS IMPORTANT,

HO

ADDED.

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