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PULIC SUPPOST CONTINUED TO POUR 1. ENDORSING THE GOVERNOR'S ROVE IN INTRODUCING THE NEW POLICE WENDENT SILL AND THE TERS

JE VNNESTY. THE LA SOCIETY, VEDEATION OF # INDUSTRIES, FEDERATION OF STOCK EXCHANGES, AND hr GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ISSUED STATEVENTS SUPPORT COVERNMENT'S STAND AND ACTION. MANY CUNMU ITY LEADERS AND ORDINARY PEOPLE INTERVIEWED BY MEDIA SPOKE IN FAVOUR OF THE COVT. AND THE NEW LAW. MANY WEFE REPORTED SAYING POLICE PROTESTS HAD GONE FAR ENOUGH. VEAN HILF. THE PROPOSED JUNTOS POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION'S PELPARATORY COMMITTEE DECIDED TO CALL OFF THE MASS MEETING SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT AND ALSO THE IS MARCH ON GOVERNMENT HOUSE ON WEDNESDAY. UR3CO CHAIRMAN A. DE 3. SALES, PLEDGED THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL FX THE UPHOLDING OF LAWFUL AUTHORITY

MR. SALES STATEMENT READS:

*7:ERE HAS REEN AN INTERNAL THREAT TO LA FIL AUTHORITY. IT WAS MADE BY PETSONS SWORN TO UPHOLD LA. AND ORDER.

+ THEY JOINED THE POLICE FORCE OF THEIR OWN FREE WILL. THEY AT PAID FOR THEIR SERVICES BY THE PEOPLE. THEIR PROFESSIONAL DUTY IS T) 95OTECT LIFE AND LIM. IT 13 A C.NITY TRUST THEY CANNOT SETE/Y.

+ THE GENERAL RECORD OF EFFICIENCY IS DIFFICULT TO MATCH ANYWHERE AND THEIR PAST CONDUCT IN TIMES OF STRESS WON UNIVERSAL ACCLAIM. YET, NONE CAN DENY THAT THERE IS ALSU, A PROVEN RECORD OF PARTICIPATION IN EFARIOUS RACETS

HUMAN MISLY AND DEGRADATION.

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ESPREAD IN THE PAST. IT IS UP TO THE QUE PROCESS OF LAV TO DETERMINE AND NOT FOR ANY SOY TO SAY. PUT IT S CIVER FISE TO GRAVE AND IETY TO THE PEOPLE 15 SAP-LD PUBLIC CVFIDENCE.

CADTILITY CONFIDENCE FUGT 50 MATTURED AT ALL OCT. AND, 17 MUST BE DONE QUICKLY. THE COMUNITY EXPECTS ALL GOOD MEN IN THE FOSOR TO STAND A AND SE CORNITIN ZAVESTALTS OF THE L THLY ILL EARN THE RESPECT OF THE COMUNITY AS A WHOLE BY DOING SO.

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SHAT THE PEOPLE ILL NOT PUT UP 17H IS TUS LUSTIT AND INTIMIDATION OF THE FIX. THE COPRINITY AD THE PEOPLE FORCE 17 ELF, CANNOT RE HELD TO RANGO, YM OF LYSE.

+T: 15 SUUNCIL IS ON 1TH THE COVE ET. IT "LIKES 175 SUPPORT TO UPHOLD AUTHORITY. THERE CAN ONLY "T ONE LAS TY HONG KONG AND IT JUST LE P. LILD LVENLY TO ALL :ITHOUT FEAR 39 PAVILS

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