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Asked if

the

to take over the

Government would reconsider using Army

management of VBP detention centres, Sir

David noted that the Secretary for Security had said in the Legislative Council yesterday that we would not rule that out but it was not a step that we would like to take.

"We wouldn't want to take it before we absolutely

have to. We want to keep this as a civilian way of handling

it. I believe at the moment the Correctional Services and the

Police are quite capable of handling it.

"They have been

handling it with a great deal of

patience and common sense. I am sure they will go on doing

that," the Governor added.

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