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SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1990

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MR HUI CHUN-KEUNG, EXPLAINED THAT THE APPEAL FOR MORE FUNDS WAS THE RESULT OF AN ESCALATING RISE IN TUITION FEES AS WELL AS THE INCREASED COST FOR TEXT BOOKS. HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE DONATIONS WHICH POURED IN HAD FULLY REFLECTED THE SENSE OF MUTUAL-HELP AND CAMARADERIE WITHIN THE FORCE, AND THE CONTINUED APPRECIATION OF POLICE SERVICES BY THE COMMUNITY.

THE ASSETS OF THE POLICE CHILDREN'S EDUCATION TRUST, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1967, HAVE RISEN IN VALUE FROM THE INITIAL SUM OF $2.7 MILLION TO THE CURRENT AMOUNT OF $31.5 MILLION, WHILE THE POLICE EDUCATION AND WELFARE TRUST HAVE INCREASED TO $12.5 MILLION FROM $1 MILLION.

POLICE CLARIFICATION ON FIGURES

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A NUMBER OF REPORTS HAVE APPEARED IN THE LOCAL PRESS CONCERNING STATEMENTS MADE BY MR 1-1 KWAN-HA, COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, ON THE SUBJECT OF POLICE RECRUITMENT, TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON MARCH 29, 1990 DURING THE EXAMINATION OF THE DRAFT ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE 1990-91. IN PARTICULAR, REFERENCE HAS BEEN MADE TO THE NUMBER OF RECRUITS WHO LEFT THE FORCE PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF TRAINING.

THE FIGURES GIVEN BY MR LI FOR PREMATURE WASTAGE REFER TO THOSE OFFICERS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE FORCE WHO LEFT OF THEIR OWN FREE WILL BEFORE REACHING RETIREMENT AGE, NOT JUST OFFICERS WHO WERE RECRUITED IN THE YEARS 1988 AND 1989 RESPECTIVELY. WHEN EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THOSE RECRUITS TAKEN ON STRENGTH THEN THE EQUIVALENT OF 49.1 PER CENT FOR INSPECTOR AND 91.1 PER CENT FOR RECRUIT CONSTABLES LEFT THE FORCE PREMATURELY.

MORE TENDERING EXERCISES FOR CHEUNG SHA WAN FACTORY TENANTS

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THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WILL CONTINUE TO ARRANGE TENDERING EXERCISES FOR CHEUNG SHA WAN FACTORY BLOCK I TENANTS AFTER MAY 31, SCHEDULED DATE FOR THEM TO MOVE OUT OF THE BLOCK.

A HOUSING SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT THIS WAS OPERATORS WHO WISHED TO RENT ALTERNATIVE UNITS BUSINESS.

ΤΟ ENABLE THOSE то CONTINUE THEIR

/HE POINTED