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Reporter: PMO

MR LEE: Mr Chairman, do you think that looking smart

is really necessary for maintaining discipline, efficiency or is

it just to satisfy personal vanity ?

S for S: No, it is definitely not. It is absolutely

crucial with disciplined services maintaining law and order in

public that they look efficient and effective. It is nothing to do with personal vanity. It is absolutely vital that the public

has the fullest possible confidence in them and sloppy policemen and sloppy Correctional Services, well, you have seen immigration

department staff outside Hong Kong, I won't mention any particular

countries where they do not exactly inspire confidence.

MR LEE: Just to satisfy my personal curiosity, are 15 women officers more particular about looking smart or men officers

more particular about looking smart or both more or less the same ?

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CCS: I know the women in Government to be very professional,

all they want to do is be the same as the men. They are not looking for something better. I can really assure you that is true.

And especially senior women officers in Government are probably more professional than the males. They just want a uniform

that is comparable with their male colleagues. They are not looking

for high fashion. We tried to change our women's shoes to

something more fashionable but they won't accept them. They prefer

something more practical. So I don't think they are looking for style and a fancy appearance.

MR LEE: The next question is directed to Mr Secretary.

Do you think that the made-to-measure uniforms manufactured by the

contractors have been satisfactory and whether there have been

any serious cases of made-to-measures not fitting and requiring

to be returned for alteration ?

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