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Consideration

equipment is given very serious attantion.

It was in fact, the

subject of favourable comment in a recent report on the Royal

Hong Kong Police Force by the Inspector General of Dependent

Territories' Police. We are also committed to ensuring that

the forces guarding our border against illegal immigration

(currently the Army, but later the Police) should have all the

necessary equipment and technical aids to assist them in this

vital work.

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On police pay and morale, Members will be aware that

the Governor has commissioned a committee, under the

chairmanship of Mr. Rennie, of which Mrs. Rita Fan of this

Council is a member, to review the pay and conditions of

service of the police and the other disciplined services.

is obviously one very important factor in maintaining good

morale.

Pay

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Mr, Yeung has suggested that the establishment and

le daily turn-out of the Xuxiliary Folice Force should be

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adjusted to equip them for increasing demands and

development commitments. I can assure Mr. Yeung that the deployment of the

le Auxiliary police force is kept under review. We accept the

need to ensure that it is consistent with the general growth

and development of the Police Porce in line with the shift in

в le population towards the New Town areas. We are looking at both

the future growth in the establishment of the auxiliary force

and at the daily quota of auxiliary duties.