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Watch nits have been formed, covering a total of 77,98 3
households in 399 blocks. Those taking part represent
sixth
er cent around 10 of all households in Hong Kong. The 6th
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phase is scheduled to start this year on 1 July.
The Police assessment is that the Scheme has
been well received by the public and public interest has
been maintained. This is demonstrated by the fact that
apart from the enthusiastic response from residential
blocks, which were jointly identified by the police and
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the District Fight Crime Committees to take part in the
scheme; many requests have been received from other
households for implementation of the Scheme in their
blocks. There may, admittedly, have been cases where
initial enthusiasm has worn off, but through the efforts
of the Police, a workable interest in such cases has
been maintained.
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Like many deterrent and crime prevention
measures it is often difficult to assess what has
actually been achieved. For example although the number
of residential burglaries in Hong Kong dropped by 14.76
bercent in 1986 and 118 in 1987, the figures for the first or cent
er cent
quarter of this year showed an increase of 12% compared
with the corresponding period in 1987. Nevertheless the
overall situation is better than it was two years ago;
and there can be no doubt that the scheme