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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1974.
TOUGHER LAWS PLANNED ON VICE DENS
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NEW LEGISLATION IS BEING CONSIDERED TO ENABLE THE
POLICE TO EXERT MORE EFFECTIVE CONTROL OVER VICE ESTABLISHMENTS, ESPECIALLY IN RELATION TO THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND JUVENILES, THE SECRETARTY FOR SECURITY, THE HON. LEWIS DAVIES, DISCLOSED TODAY.
HE WAS REPLYING TO THE HON. HILTON CHEONG-LEAN WHO WANTED TO KNOW WHAT STEPS WERE BEING TAKEN TO REGISTER AND INSPECT SO- CALLED +WINE-SHOPS+ OR +TSAU LIM+
MR. DAVIES SAID THE WINE SHOPS WERE OFTEN +VICE ESTABLISHMENTS MASQUERADING UNDER AN APPARENTLY INNOCUOUS NAME.+
HE NOTED THAT REGISTRATION WOULD NOT BE AN APPROPRIATE METHOD OF CONTROL, BUT IT WAS HOPED THE NEW LEGISLATION PRESENTLY CONSIDERED WOULD LEAD TO MORE EFFECTIVE CONTROL.
COMMON OFFICES FOR CDO'S AND CYO'S
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IT IS THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY TO GROUP UNDER ONE ROOF THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICERS, COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICERS AND RECREATION AND SPORTS OFFICERS WHEREVER POSSIBLE TO REDUCE COSTS AND TO ENSURE BETTER CO-ORDINATION OF EFFORTS.
SPEAKING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY, THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, THE HON. DENIS BRAY, NOTED THAT THE FIVE RECREATION AND SPORTS OFFICERS WERE ALL ACCOMMODATED IN THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICES.
UNFORTUNATELY, HE SAID, OWING TO LACK OF SPACE, ONLY TWO OF THE TEN COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICERS COULD NOW BE ACCOMMODATED IN CITY DISTRICT OFFICES,
+WE SHOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO HAVE COMBINED OFFICES — WITH A DECENT AMOUNT OF SPACE FOR EVERYONE — BUT THIS WILL TAKE TIME,+ MR. BRAY SAID, STRESSING THAT IT WAS PURELY A QUESTION OF SPACE AS MANY OF THE CDO'S WERE ALREADY OVERCROWDED,
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