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The Detective Training Wing holds 12-week standard training courses with about 25 inspectors, 20 sergeants and station sergeants and 90 constables attending each course. A continuation training course for junior CID officers, who have served in the rank for at least four years, has been introduced. The academic year provides for 17 two-week courses for detective police constables and one course each for detective sergeants and detective station sergeants.

During the year, 590 junior police officers attended full-time English language courses; eight local inspectorate officers attended a course at Lancaster University, England; 28 officers of various ranks attended professional and technical training courses in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe, Canada, the United States and New Zealand; five officers were taking a diploma course in Japanese; and five were taking a diploma in business studies. An enhanced training programme has been designed to train personnel at the Marine Police Training School to handle the more sophisticated vessels being acquired by the fleet. Junior police officers and inspectors receive seamanship, navigation, engineering, and wireless telegraphy training at the school and advanced radar training and ship fire- fighting courses.

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Police Cadet School

Since its formation, the establishment of the Police Cadet School has been increased from 150 to the present 750. During its 11 years of operation, 2 426 cadets have graduated and, of this number, 2 206 joined the police, 36 entered the Fire Services Department, 69 the Customs and Excise Department and 35 the Correctional Services Department.

Research Projects

The Management Services Wing Research Branch carried out a study of policing to keep pace with the increase in population in the New Territories arising from new town development. The plan sets out requirements for personnel, buildings, transport and communications during the next five years. Similar plans for Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and Marine regions should be completed by the middle of 1985.

Buildings and Development

During the year, a decision was taken to build a new Police Headquarters, within the existing headquarters complex in Arsenal Yard, Wan Chai. Detailed planning for the project is proceeding and the first phase of the new development should be completed

in 1988.

Construction of new police stations at Tsim Sha Tsui, Sau Mau Ping and Hong Kong International Airport was completed. Construction of additional police stations at Tsing Yi Island and Tai Po began.

Work is in progress at Aberdeen to develop the first of the new Marine Police bases, which is scheduled for completion by June 1986. Planning for a New Territories Regional Headquarters at Tai Po is well advanced. Preliminary design has been completed for reprovisioning the Police Tactical Unit on the existing site in Fanling.

The programme to modernise older police stations continues, and plans for the renovation and improvement of a further eight stations are in hand.

Communications

A new $40 million Joint Maritime Communications System was inaugurated. This greatly improves communications between Marine Police, the security forces, the Marine