THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1979
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NEW FIGHT CRIME SCHEME LAUNCHED
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A NEW SCHEME TO RALLY MORE SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME WAS LAUNCHED TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE COMMUNITY AGAINST CRIME AWARD SCHEME WAS INTRODUCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE BY LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR MR. CHARLES YEUNG WHO IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE.
HE SAID ONE OF THE IDEAS BEHIND THE SCHEME IS TO RECOGNISE THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY LOCAL GROUPS AND ORGANISATIONS IN HELPING TO PREVENT CRIME IN THEIR AREAS.
HE HOPED THE PUBLICITY GENERATED BY THE SCHEME WOULD HELP TO AROUSE THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC IN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING THEIR OWN CRIME PREVENTION MEASURES.
THE TERRITORY-WIDE SCHEME IS INTRODUCED BY THE FIGHT
CRIME COMMITTEE AS PART OF ITS PROGRAMME FOR THE CURRENT FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN. IT IS OPEN TO ALL ORGANISATIONS BASED IN BUILDINGS, INCLUDING TENANT GROUPS AND RURAL VILLAGE AND SQUATTER AREA BODIES.
ENTRY FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FROM ALL CITY DISTRICT OFFICES AND DISTRICT OFFICES. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SENT TO THE LOCAL CITY DISTRICT OFFICES OR DISTRICT OFFICES BY JANUARY 23, 1980.
ENTRIES WILL BE JUDGED BY A PANEL OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE LOCAL DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE,
THE COMMITTEE WILL ASSESS EACH GROUP'S CRIME PREVENTION MEASURES, ITS PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES AND ITS LEVEL OF CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER GROUPS IN NEIGHBOURING AREAS.
+CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION WILL BE AWARDED TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE MADE A VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO CRIME PREVENTION IN THE IR OWN AREAS, + MR. YEUNG EXPLAINED.
WHERE THERE IS OUTSTANDING MERIT, SPECIAL PLAQUES WILL BE PRESENTED IN RECOGNITION OF THE EXTRA EFFORTS, HE ADDED.
THE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY THE END OF FEBRUARY, 1980.
MR. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, SAID THE SCHEME WAS DESIGNED TO COMPLEMENT THE OTHER IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF THE PRESENT FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN.
LIKE THE GOOD CITIZEN AWARD SCHEME AND THE JUNIOR POLICE CALL SCHEME, THE NEW PROJECT HAS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE TO PLAY IN THE CAMPAIGN, HE SAID.
HE EXPLAINED THAT THE SCHEMES PROVIDE A VITAL LINK BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE, THUS STRENGTHENING THE TWO-WAY FLOW OF INFORMATION WHICH IS SO NECESSARY TO MODERN LIVING IN HONG KONG TODAY.
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