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SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1992

POLICE COMMISSION RETURNED

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THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MR LI KWAN-HA, AND A DELEGATION ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE OFFICERS HAVE JUST RETURNED FROM AN ANNUAL LIAISON VISIT TO CHINA.

DURING THE VISIT, THE DELEGATION HELD A SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH SENIOR PUBLIC SECURITY BUREAU OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS.

THESE MEETINGS COVERED A WIDE RANGE OF POLICE MATTERS AND FOCUSED ON CROSS-BORDER CRIMES INCLUDING FIREARM OFFENCES, ILLEGAL TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS (INCLUDING VEHICLES), ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, DRUG TRAFFICKING AND COMMERCIAL CRIME.

THE KEY TO IMROVING CO-OPERATION BETWEN ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE AND THE VARIOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN CHINA ON ALL THESE MATTERS IS EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND LIAISON.

TO THIS END, BOTH SIDES AGREED то UPGRADE, ENHANCE AND STRENGTHEN THE PRESENT LIAISON ARRANGEMENTS. SPECIALLY IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE FOLLOWING SCHEMES BE PUT IN PLACE EITHER IMMEDIATELY OR SHORTLY:

(A) THERE WILL BE A CHINESE POLICE LIAISON OFFICER (OR OFFICERS)

STATIONED IN HONG KONG,

WILL

(B) THE COMMAND OF THE GUANGDONG INTERPOL LIAISON OFFICE

BE RAISED TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SECURITY BUREAU GUANGDONG HIMSELF.

(C) LIKEWISE, IN THE CASE OF SHENZHEN, ITS LIAISON OFFICE WILL BE

HEADED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SECURITY BUREAU SHENZHEN.

(D) ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE FOR THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE INTERPOL OFFICE TO BE IN CONTACT WITH THE GUANGDONG AND SHENZHEN LIAISON OFFICES ON A 24-HOUR BASIS, SO AS TO CO-ORDINATE ACTION IN URGENT CASES.

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THE ROYAL HONG KONG DELEGATION WAS ALSO RECEIVED BY CHINESE MINISTER OF PUBLIC SECURITY, THE MINISTER EXPRESSED SATISFACTION FOR THE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE AND CHINA'S PUBLIC SECURITY BUREAU AND A WISH THAT ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE OFFICERS WOULD LOVE CHINA AND CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG. HE RE ITERATED THAT ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE OFFICERS WOULD NOT BE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST AFTER 1997 LONG AS THEY CARRIED OUT THEIR DUTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW.

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THE MINISTER ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO ELABORATE ON A PUBLIC STATEMENT WHICH HE HAD MADE PREVIOUSLY ON THE QUESTION OF TRIAD SOCITIES AND TRIAD MEMBERS. HE STRESSED THAT LAW-BREAKERS COULD NOT BE REGARDED AS PATRIOTIC TO CHINA OR LOYAL TO HONG KONG. HE SAID CHINA'S POSITION ON THIS WAS CLEAR, IN THAT CRIMINALS WOULD NOT BE TOLERATED IN CHINA.

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