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affected.

If we get any suggestion that the

publicity is insufficient in any way I can assure

you that it will be stepped up.

MR. CHUNG (in Cantonese) : Sir, a question for the

Secretary for Security. I would like to know how

many police officers are involved in the Neighbourhood

whether

Watch Scheme and sufficient police manpower

has been provided for the scheme?

SECRETARY FOR SECURITY:

Sir, the police deploy at the

moment 79 sergeants in 19 districts to act as

Neighbourhood Police

work of

Co-ordinators. The these police

officers

covers

community relations as well

as the most prominent aspect of that which is the

Bureau.

Neighbourhood Watch Scheme. Police Community Relations

Officers in each district are also involved in running

the scheme, as are the staff of the Crime Prevention

Having regard to other commitments in the

Government and in other categories of crime and the

fact that an expansion rate of 16,000 households for

each phase is about right for effective management, it

is not intended at the moment to increase police

manpower in that area.

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