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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24,

1993

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PROPOSALS TO IMPROVE POLICE COMPLAINTS MONITORING SYSTEM

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THE GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS FORWARD BY THE POLICE COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING SYSTEM FOR MONITORING COMPLAINTS AND TO ENHANCE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE SYSTEM.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, WHEN HE REPLIED TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ZACHARY WONG WAI-YIN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

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"THE ADVICE OF THE COMMITTEE IS THAT INVESTIGATIONS CARRIED OUT THE COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE POLICE OFFICE HAVE BEEN BOTH FAIR AND THOROUGH, MR ASPREY SAID.

HE SAID THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF INVESTIGATION BY THE OFFICE WHICH COMPRISED POLICE OFFICERS UNDER A SEPARATE CHAIN OF COMMAND FROM THE REST OF THE POLICE FORCE SHOULD BE RETAINED.

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MR ASPREY EXPLAINED THAT INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS POLICE REQUIRED A KNOWLEDGE OF POLICE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT.

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"POLICE OFFICERS, WORKING FOR THE COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE POLICE OFFICE, HAVE THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE TO UNDERTAKE THESE SORT OF INVESTIGATIONS,' HE SAID.

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AS IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO RECRUIT AN ADEQUATE NUMBER OF PROFESSIONAL, NON-POLICE INVESTIGATORS OF THE RIGHT CALIBRE, WHO WOULD UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF POLICE WORK SUFFICIENTLY, MR ASPREY SAID IT WOULD NOT BE VIABLE OR EFFECTIVE TO ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT OFFICE OUTSIDE THE POLICE FORCE TO INVESTIGATE SUCH COMPLAINTS.

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THE WORK OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE POLICE OFFICE IS MONITORED THE INDEPENDENT POLICE COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE WHICH IS APPOINTED

THE GOVERNOR.

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POLICY FOR DISPOSAL OF OLD CARS WORKS WELL

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ARRANGEMENTS FOR DISPOSAL OF OLD VEHICLES WORK WELL, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, SAID TODAY

(WEDNESDAY).

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REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHIM PUI-CHUNG AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR LEUNG SAID MOST OWNERS EITHER TOOK THEIR VEHICLES TO ONE OF THE TWO SURRENDER CENTRES OPERATED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT OR SOLD THEM TO PRIVATE SCRAPYARDS.

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