Thursday, June 28, 1973
COMMENTS BEING SOUGHT ON SOCIAL CAUSES OF CRIME
The working group set up by the government to study the social
causes of crime in Hong Kong is inviting a number of groups and organisations
to participate in its study of this problem.
Mr. Peter Williams, the chairman of the working group, which is a
sub-committee of the Fight Violent Crime Campaign Committee, said today that
he had written to a number of bodies, including the two universities, the
Hong Kong Council of Social Service, the Bar Association, and the Hong Kong
Federation of Students.
"We know that their own studies in this field will make a very useful
contribution to our work," said Mr. Williams. "And similarly we hope that
other organisations who may wish to comment on the social causes of crime because
of their close association with the problem at a working level, will be able
to do so.
"It would be helpful if we received written material in the first
instance, which would be followed by discussion where this was necessary.
He said it was natural for nearly every member of the community to
have his own views and theories on the factors contributing to the rise in
the incidence of violent crime over the last year or so
current campaign aimed at curbing this growth.
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For this reason, his working group would also be happy to have the
views of any individual member of the community which should be submitted in
writing so that the group can have the opportunity of studying them in detail.
Mr. Williams