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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1991

JOINING SQN LDR CANFER AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE THE ACTING CHIEF STAFF OFFICER, MR LAM SUI-FAN; TACTICAL FORCE MR WU MAN-KONG; TACTICAL FORCE DEPUTY COMMANDER, MR CHIU HIN-CHE; MRU COMMANDER, MR FONG CHEUNG-KEE.

CAS

COMMANDER,

AND

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE

AT THE CLIMBING WALL

SERVICES' KOWLOON TRAINING CENTRE AND MOUNTAIN RESCUE DEMONSTRATION AT SHEK O HEADLAND ON TUESDAY 26).

CAS THE

(NOVEMBER

THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 9.30 AM AT THE TRAINING

MEDIA CENTRE AT 204 ARGYLE STREET, KOWLOON.

REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO COVER THIS EVENT SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE CENTRE BEFORE 9.15 AM. ARE AMPLE PARKING SPACES AT THE CENTRE.

THERE

AFTER THE CEREMONY, TWO CAS VANS WILL TAKE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO SHEK O TO COVER THE MOUNTAIN RESCUE THE ESTIMATED TIME OF RETURN FROM SHEK O IS 12 NOON.

DEMONSTRATION.

BE CONTACTED

CAS PRESS LIAISON OFFICER, SENIOR TRAINING OFFICER (TACTICAL FORCE) MR AU YIN-SHAN WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST. HE CAN ON TEL. 805 6051 FOR ENQUIRIES.

POLICE TRAINING IN FLUSHING HIGH RISE BUILDINGS

HONG KONG A FUGITIVE FROM A ROBBERY IN THE CROWDED STREETS OF

BUILDING MAY THINK WHO SEEKS REFUGE IN THE ANONYMITY OF A HIGH RISE

UNTIL HE FINDS

WAY HE IS SAFE FROM DETECTION

HIS ONLY

OUT IS BLOCKED BY POLICE WHO ARE GRADUALLY AND CERTAINLY CLOSING IN ON HIM.

—

BUILDINGS SURROUNDING AND FLUSHING HIGH RISE

IS AN INTEGRAL USE PART OF TRAINING AT THE POLICE TACTICAL UNIT (PTU) WHERE TRAINEES REAL LIFE SCENARIOS AND ACTUAL LOCATIONS TO COUNTER CRIME IN A DENSELY POPULATED ENVIRONMENT.

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'WE HAVE TO PRACTISE SOMEWHERE AND THE ONLY PLACE TO DO

IT IS

IN THE STREETS," THE STAFF OFFICER (TRAINING) AT PTU IN FANLING, MATT

CORKER, SAID.

"UNFORTUNATELY SOMETIMES RESIDENTS OF HIGH RISE BUILDINGS

AND COMPLAIN MISUNDERSTAND OUR WORK

WHEN WE USE THEIR APARTMENT BLOCKS FOR TRAINING.

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AN OFFICER WHO HAS JUST SPENT A MORNING RUNNING UP

PROTECT

FROM THE PUBLIC OF STAIRS IN HIS TRAINING TO COMPLAINTS FROM RESIDENTS A DISPIRITING REACTION TO A PUBLIC SERVICE.

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33 FLIGHTS CRIME

FINDS

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