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Thursday, August 9, 1973
MUTUAL AID AS SAFEGUARD AGAINST CRIME
Resident associations can play a special role in the fight against
crine, the Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr. Jack Cater, said this (Thursday)
evening.
With their experience in self-help, he said, they could be of
"great assistance in spreading the idea of mutual aid as a safeguard
against criminal elements."
Mr. Cater was speaking at the inauguration of the new board of
directors of the Kiangsu and Chekiang (Hong Kong) Residents Association in
the Kiangsu-Chekiang College.
He again underlined the importance of good neighbourliness and
urged the people of Hong Kong to use their "strong and tenacious tradition
of mutual enterprise" and apply it to new problems and situations to
meet the challenge of "our new society."
In this connection, he cited as an example the mutual aid committees
and neighbourhood associations which brought together people of varying
backgrounds to discuss common problems and possible solutions.
"Crime, and what to do about preventing it, is their main concern
at the moment. And rightly so," he said. "But there is so much more they
can achieve from this beginning not least of all the comfort gained
from trust and from friendship itself."
Note to Editors:
Copies of the full text of Mr. Cater's speech are available for collection in the G.I.S. press boxes.
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