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 Sweat it out: Tin Shui Wai staff pedal off calories in the new gym |
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fitness club initiated by Tin Shui Wai Divisional Commander Alan Liu and endorsed by the Yuen
Long DC will soon be established to promote healthy lifestyles.
The club will mainly consist of Force staff from Yuen Long District and Tin Shui Wai Division, and adult family members accompanied by them will also be welcome. Mr Liu said the club's aim was to better utilise facilities at its fitness centres. Through voluntary participation, qualified Force staff can be arranged to provide training and instruction to members. "Apart from encouraging more Force members to do exercise and keep fit, we hope they can apply the principles of physical training to their work, helping to reach perfection," Mr Liu said.
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"Another aim is to purchase a group insurance policy for members so that they can enjoy the
facilities in a more protected way."
A preparatory committee chaired by Mr Liu has been formed to oversee matters concerning the formation of the club, such as membership and arranging qualified staff to provide training and equipment maintenance. Mr Liu said more than 40 membership applications had been submitted already and the committee was considering opening the fitness centre 24 hours a day so members can enjoy the facilities anytime. | |
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coming issues, OffBeat will publish excerpts from a stress handbook produced by the Police
Psychological Services Group. It is hoped the series will give readers a better understanding
of stress as well as some helpful advice in managing stress effectively.
Police Clinical Psychologist Esther Lau said a lot of people misunderstood that feeling stress from work implied they were weak or incompetent. "Stress is normal human response. Even very capable police officers might feel stress at some points in this challenging career. |
 Cartoon by Sandy So, Assistant Insovrnation Officer of Police Public Relations Branch |
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"The point is whether they could handle it properly. With effective management, stress can
become a motivating factor that enhances our performance" she said.
Introduction: Overcoming Stress A: Stress and police work Stress is found everywhere in police work. A number of researches have indicated police work is the most stressful, as compared with various kinds of occupations. The influence of stress does not only affect police officers physically and mentally, but also the people around them, such as their families and friends. B: Sources of Stress The sources of stress from police work can be divided into four major areas: *Stress from within the organisation; *Stress from the job nature; *Stress from the legal system and members of the public; and *The influence of police work on police officers' families. More next issue. | |
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 Thock!:Players from the Police Badminton Club smash to victory |
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Police Badminton Club swept to victory in the 1999 Disciplined Services Badminton
Tournament, punishing the Customs and Excise Department team 5-2 in the final at the
Police Officers' Club on May 14.
The Force outclassed its rivals the Fire Services, Customs and Excise, Correctional Services and Immigration departments throughout the series which was hosted by Correctioal Services Department and ran from mid-April to early May. The final was followed by a presentation ceremony at the CSD Officers' Club in Stanley that evening. |
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Mr Foo Tsun-kong, the Chairman of the Police Badminton Club, led the winning team to accept the trophy during the ceremony. | |
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2nd Felicia Cup was held on March 28 at the Police Recreation and Sports Club seeing City
University outdoing the Force side.
The participating teams were the Hong Kong Police Force, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Baptist University and City University. The latter took out the championship, 1st runner-up Hong Kong Police Force and 2nd runner-up Chinese University of Hong Kong. The Final of the Chairman Cup was held on April 29 at the PSRC. Volleyball teams from 16 formations participated in the event. Tsuen Wan Division were victorious with first runners-up being Tuen Mun Division. |
 Far-reaching: Competitors at the 2nd Felicia Cup battle it out |
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Meanwhile, in Lomas Cup
action, four volleyball teams representing the Force, Fire Services
Department, Immigration Department and Correctional Services Department competed for the cup
championship on May 13 at the PSRC.
The Fire Services Department took the cup, 1st runner-up was the Police team and 2nd runner-up was the Immigration Department. | |
