TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1980
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TAI PO FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE TO HOLD DESIGN COMPETITION
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THE NEWLY FORMED TAI PO DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE WILL HOLD A STICKER DESIGN COMPETITION FOR LOCAL SCHOOL CHILDREN.
THE COMPETITION WILL BE HELD NEXT MONTH WHEN ALL PRIMARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT WILL BE INVITED TO ENTER.
BOOK TOKENS WILL BE AWARDED TO WINNERS AND THE BEST DESIGNS WILL BE PRINTED FOR DISTRIBUTION BY THE COMMITTEE.
THE COMMITTEE, WHICH WAS FORMED ONLY LAST MONTH, IS ALSO ARRANGING A SERIES OF OTHER ACTIVITIES. THESE INCLUDE VISITS BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO CRIME PREVENTION DISPLAYS AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS, CRIME PREVENTION TALKS AT MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE MEETINGS, SCHOOL TALKS, A SOCCER TOURNAMENT, FILM SHOWS, A CHARITY WALK AND A LOCAL GOOD CITIZEN AWARD. ALL ARE INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO TAKE PART IN PREVENTING OR REPORTING CRIME.
TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE IS MEETING SOME OF THE COST OF THESE ACTIVITIES, WHILE MORE MONEY IS EXPECTED TO BE DONATED BY LOCAL PEOPLE.
MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE COMPRISES REPRESENTATIVES OF LOCAL RURAL COMMITTEES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, SCHOOLS, THE POLICE, THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. THE CHAIRMAN IS TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NICHOLAS NG.
THE NEW COMMITTEE WAS ESTABLISHED FOLLOWING THE REORGANISATION OF THE FORMER TAI PO DISTRICT A YEAR AGO.