Supplementary to Question No. 6 in LegCo Meeting on 25.3.87
Mrs. TAM: Sir, will the Secretary for Security inform this
Council whether the incidence of crime in billiard saloons and
clubs has increased in 1986, as compared to 1985? what type of
criminal activity among them is most common?
And
Secretary for Security: Yes, Sir, the numbers of crimes
reported involving licensed and unlicensed billiard
are
-
establishments in 1985 227; in 1986 - 353. As regards the
sort of crimes involved, if I can take, let's say, the
five most frequent crimes reported in billiard saloons
and in unlicensed billiard clubs in 1986, they were :
Assault
Theft, the second
91 cases
86 cases
Damage to property
56 cases
Membership of an
31 cases
unlawful society Burglary
26 cases
Mrs. TAM : Sir, will the Secretary for Security inform this
Council how many unlicensed billiard clubs are now operating
and how many among them would need to obtain licences when the
Bill for control comes into effect?
Secretary for Security: Yes, Sir, based on the surveys which
the Urban Council and the Regional Council have conducted
recently, they reckon there are altogether 276 private clubs