SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1976
MR. KWOK SAYS THE SUB-COMMITTEE SYSTEM IS BEING EXTENDED FROM ESTATE TO ESTATE AND +EVENTUALLY WE HOPE ALL THE ESTATES IN THE NEW TOWN WILL HAVE THEM.+
+ IN THE MEANTIME, THE MAIN COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY MR. TIEN RECEIVES A LOT OF VALUABLE FEEDBACK, HE SAID.
+AT OUR LAST MEETING, FOR INSTANCE, WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE HAD BEEN A BIG INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF BURGLARIES AT SHEK LEI ESTATE, WHICH HAS 66,000 PEOPLE, MAINLY CAUSED BY RESIDENTS LEAVING DOORS UNLOCKED.
+HOUSING DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS IMMEDIATELY TOOK ACTION TO WARN THE RESIDENTS ABOUT THIS AND SINCE THEN THE INCIDENCE OF BURGLARIES REPORTED TO THE POLICE HAS DROPPED OFF.+
MR. KWOK SAID THE HEADMASTERS HAD BEEN CO-OPTED TO THE SCHOOLS SUB-COMMITTEE, WORKERS AND INDUSTRIALISTS TO THE INDUSTRIAL AREA SUB-COMMITTEE AND RURAL LEADERS TO THE RURAL SUB-COMMITTEE.
EACH COMMITTEE IS CARRYING OUT SURVEYS TO IDENTIFY CRIME +BLACK SPOTS+ WHICH ARE FED TO THE TSUEN WAN POLICE FOR CROSS CHECK ING.
TSUEN WAN'S DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT, MR. GEORGE CHAN, SAYS THE WORK OF THE LOCAL FIGHT VIOLENT CRIME COMMITTEE AND ITS SUB- COMMITTEES HAD GREATLY HELPED POLICE WORK.
+WHEN WE RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM THE COMMITTEE ON +BLACK SPOTS+ WE CHECK IT OUT AND TAKE WHATEVER ACTION IS NECESSARY, SUCH AS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MOBILE PATROL, OR THE POSTING OF BEAT POLICEMEN, + HE SAYS.
+WE ALSO SEND IN A MAN FROM THE CRIME PREVENTION SIDE TO GIVE ADVICE TO PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AFFECTED IN A BLACK SPOT+ AREA.
+ THE MOST GRATIFYING PART HAS BEEN THE IMPROVED PUBLIC REACTION TO POLICE WORK AND A GREATER INVOLVEMENT BY THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN TRYING TO HELP US BEAT THE CRIME PROBLEMS.+
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