THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1975
SHALL CLAIMS TRIBUNALS BEING STUDIO
THE GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING SETTING UP SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNALS TO ASSIST DUILDING KAHAGELEUIT COLLIITTEES HI THE COLLECTION OF MANAGEMENT FEES FRCA TELAITS,
THIS WAS DISCLOSED TODAY BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY *MACLEHOSE, DURING A MEETILS VIND REPRESENTATIVES OF 19 MUTUAL
AID COMMITTEES OF HOLG KOK DISTRICT.
THE MEETING, HELD AT TAI KOK TSUI CITY DISTRICT SUD-OFFICE, WAS PART OF A VIŠIT THE GOVERNICH MADE TO THE DISTRICT TO SEE ENVIROMENTAL CONDITIONS IN THE AREA ALD THE WOOK OF THE H.A.C'S.
SIN MURRAY WAS TOLD DY THE REPRESENTATIVES THAT THEIR COMITYEES HAD EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTIES HI COLLECTING FEES FROM TELLANTS AND THEY SUCGESTED THAT ONE WAY TO OVERCOME THE PRODLEN WAS TO SET UP SMALL GLAINS TRIBUNALS.
THE GOVERNOR SAID CONSIDERATION WAS DEING GIVEN TO SET UP SUCH TRIBUNALS AID HE HOPED THAT THEY MIGHT COME INTO OPERATION SO. JETIME TEXT YEAR,
DURING THE MEETICS, THE HAC REPRESENTATIVES ALSO EXPRESSED CONCENIU OVER JUVENILE CRINE AND ASKED VÕETHER IORE STRIKENT REASURES NIGHT DE TAKEN BY THE COVENIENT.
THE GOVERNOR SAID THAT THERE HAD DEEN ENCOURAGING RESULTS FROM AN EXPERIMENTAL SCHENE AT SHA TSUI WERE YOUNG OFFENDERS NAD DEEN UNDERGOING STRICT CORRECTIONAL TREATMENT FOR SHORT PERIODS UP TO FOUR MONTUS.
RECORDS SHOWED, HE SAID, THAT YOUNG OFFENDERS DISCHARGED FROM SILA TSUI DETENTION CENTRE SELDON DRIFTED BACK INTO CAINE. OLLY ALOUT 10 PER CEINT OF THOSE DISCHARGED NAD REVENTED LACK TO CRIME, HE SAID.
SIR HURRAY SAID AN EXPERT HAD DEEN INVITED TO MAKE FURTHER STUDIES WITH A VIEU TO EXPAROHKG THE SCHENE.
EARLIER,
THE GOVERNOR INSPECTED THE ANTI-BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEM AT LAI YING DUNDING IN KATHAU ROAD ALD WAS DRIEFED DY MAG MENDELS ON MEASURES TAKEN TO IMPROVE LIVING CORDITIONS IN THE DUILDIN,
HE ALSO VISITED YUEN FAT DUILDING IN NELSON STREET WHERE HE MET YOUNG MEMBERS OF CLEAN YOUR CITY GROUPS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
COPIES OF A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN DURING THE GOVERNOR'S VISIT WILL BE BOXED AT GIS THIS EVENING,
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