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MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1991

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HE POINTED OUT THAT SOME HONG KONG CRIMINALS WERE INVOLVED IN INTERNATIONAL CRIME AND THAT IT WAS IMPERATIVE THAT LOCAL POLICE STEP UP CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER POLICE FORCES WORLDWIDE.

"THE INTERPOL BUREAU HEREWITH WITHIN OUR CRIME WING IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST AND MOST ACTIVE IN THE ASIAN REGION, DEALING WITH 6,500 ENQUIRIES A YEAR.

"WE CURRENTLY

HAVE TWO OFFICERS SECONDED TO THE INTERPOL GENERAL SECRETARIAT AND ANOTHER STATIONED IN BANGKOK.

"THE CRIME PREVENTION BUREAU AND THE NARCOTICS BUREAU ARE ALSO VERY ACTIVE AS BOTH BUREAUX REGULARLY HAVE OFFICERS JETTING OFF TO ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD TO LIAISE ON MAJOR INVESTIGATIONS,' MR LI SAID.

AHEAD.

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MR LI SAID THE FORCE WOULD FACE MORE CHALLENGES IN THE DAYS

HE SAID: "THE NEARER IT IS TO 1997, THE BIGGER THE COMMUNITY'S REQUIREMENT OF A COMPETENT POLICE FORCE AND WE SHALL TAKE WITH US THIS CHALLENGE BY CONTINUING IN THE BEST OF OUR TRADITION AS A PROFESSIONAL AND EFFICIENT POLICE FORCE OF THE HONG KONG PEOPLE."

MR LI SAID PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN RESPECT OF THE FORCE'S STRUCTURE, OFFICE QUARTERS, EQUIPMENT AND MANPOWER WOULD REMAIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POPULATION GROWTH AND IN ANTICIPATION OF FUTURE DEMANDS.

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE KOWLOON REGION WOULD BE SPLIT INTO KOWLOON EAST AND KOWLOON WEST AS FROM JANUARY AND THAT THERE WAS ALSO A PLAN TO DIVIDE THE NEW TERRITORIES INTO TWO REGIONS.

MR LI CALLED ON THE PUBLIC TO RENDER THE BIGGEST OF THEIR SUPPORT TO THE POLICE TO ENABLE HONG KONG ΤΟ REMAIN ONE OF THE SAFEST CITIES.

SINO-BRITISH LAND COMMISSION TO MEET ON WEDNESDAY

THE TWO SIDES OF THE SINO-BRITISH LAND COMMISSION HAVE AGREED THAT THE COMMISSION'S 24TH MEETING WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 9, 1991.

THE MEETING WILL REVIEW THE 1991/92 LAND DISPOSAL PROGRAMME.

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