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WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1992

MR ASPREY SAID ONLY MALE OFFICERS RECEIVE TRAINING LATER IN THEIR CAREERS.

CONTINUED REVOLVER

HE SAID THERE WERE DIFFERENCES IN THE INTERNAL SECURITY TRAINING RECEIVED BY MALE AND FEMALE OFFICERS. WOMEN POLICE OFFICERS WERE TRAINED LARGELY IN HOW TO DEAL WITH LARGE CROWDS COMPRISING PREDOMINANTLY WOMEN.

SINCE 1986, THE FORCE HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTING A PLAN TO IMPROVE POLICE SHOOTING SKILLS.

THIS INCLUDES TRAINING OF ADDITIONAL FIREARM INSTRUCTORS, AND THE PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL AND BETTER-EQUIPPED INDOOR FIRING RANGES.

HE SAID TRAINING COURSES IN SHOOTING SKILLS WERE REGULARLY REVIEWED AND UPDATED.

OPENING HOURS OF BORDER CROSSINGS EXTENDED

WILL BE

THE OPENING TIME OF THE THREE BORDER ROAD CROSSINGS ADVANCED TO 7 AM WITH EFFECT FROM TODAY (WEDNESDAY), FOLLOWING RECENT DISCUSSIONS AND AGREEMENT WITH THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON PHILIP WONG, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.

ALSO FROM TODAY, THE CLOSING TIME OF THE MAN KAM TO CROSSING WILL BE EXTENDED TO 10 PM FOR GOODS VEHICLES WHILE THAT FOR LOK MA CHAU CROSSING WILL BE SIMILARLY EXTENDED WITH EFFECT FROM DECEMBER 1.

"ALL OF THIS SHOULD HELP TO SPREAD TRAFFIC DEMAND, THUS EASING

CONGESTION.

"WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE USE OF THE THREE CROSSING POINTS AND CONSIDER FURTHER EXTENSION OF OPENING HOURS WHERE NECESSARY, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES AND THE AGREEMENT OF THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES," MR LEUNG SAID.

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