Training

All recruits to the department go through basic training at the department's
training school at Tai Lam. During the year, 41 inspectors and 173
Customs officers passed out of the school. With the new airport at Chek
Lap Kok opening in 1998, three selection boards were held to recruit the
500 people required. A temporary training school at Perowne Barracks in
Tuen Mun was set up to cater for the higher number of trainees.

The department provides specialist training to enhance investigation,
prosecution and other techniques. As part of international co-operation,
the department organises courses for officers from other Customs
administrations. In 1997, 56 officers from the Mainland, Thailand,
Singapore, South Korea and Macau attended courses in Hong Kong.

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