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haunts. The operation lasted only six hours but 14,000 were
checked. One hundred and twelve people were arrested and 25
persons were charged with offences ranging from robbery to
burglary, arson and narcotic offences.
Of course the Police are the Government's tactical arm
in this fight. I am sure the Council will appreciate the efforts
which go into this difficult area of their work.
At a strategic level the Fight Crime Committee is
responsible for co-ordinating the efforts of the police and the
Government's other departments. I recall that two weeks ago, in
your address at the opening of this Council, you said, Sir, that
you had asked the Fight Crime Committee to give a high priority
to this task.
The Fight Crime Committee has established a Working
Group on Gangs, chaired by the Secretary for Security, to
identify areas of activity by triads and gangs, to determine an
overall strategy and to co-ordinate the implementation of this
strategy.
The Working Group includes a member of this Council, De
HO Kam-fai and a member of a District Fight Crime Committee.
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