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POLICE
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The Royal Hong Kong Police Force has increased
by 48% since 1973 to 21,000 men and women including
civilians, and it will increase by a furth er 1,000
this year, and is planning on a further increase of
strength of 1,300 next year. These increases are
large, but Police commitments are growing with the
construction of new estates and new towns, and with
the growth in population. It is clearly of the greatest
importance that from the outset these new communities
should have the police coverage that they all require.
As an indication of the efforts the Force is making
to use its new strength to increase its coverage, 97
neighbourhood police units and police reporting centres
in housing estates and other areas are already in
operation, 32 more are planned for completion during
this financial year, and 23 next year. Five new police
stations are being opened this year in Kowloon and the
New Territories. Next year 2 more will be completed
and work will start on 4 more. In all, 21 new stations
are planned for completion by 1985/86. What increase
in strength will be necessary over this period it is
impossible to say with precision. The high level of
recruitment in recent years has been a great achievement,
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