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Thursday, December 7, 1972
Referring to the problem of crimes, Sir Murray said the increase
in violent crime is something about which "all of us in Hong Kong are
disturbed, and rightly so."
However, he said, the trend will be mastered not by "wringling
our hands, but by action" and he was therefore greatly encouraged by the
enthusiastic response to the current recruiting campaign for the Royal
Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Forge.
He said: "While I appreciate that crime is a complex problem,
and that its causes are many sided, I believe that it is by much public
spirit - and it can be used in many ways together with the professionalism
and devotion of our police and the wisdom and effectiveness of our
courts that this problem will be mastered."
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Note to Editors:
Copies of the full text of the Governor's speech are distributed separately in the G.I.S. Press Boxes this evening.
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