MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1980
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+CONS IDERABLE SUCCESS HAS BEEN ACHIEVED IN THESE AREAS AND THIS YEAR ATTENTION WILL BE FOCUSED ON CRIME PREVENTION TO MAKE LOCAL RESIDENTS MORE SECURITY CONSCIOUS AND TO TRY TO PREVENT CRIME AT A GRASS-ROOT LEVEL.
+TO DO THIS, WE ARE ADVOCATING THE THEME OF 'A GOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD PREVENTS CRIME”. THROUGH MUTUAL HELP, PUBLIC ORDER CAN BE MAINTAINED AND LAW-BREAKERS EASILY DETECTED AND APPREHENDED, MR KWONG SAID.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CAMPAIGN WORKING GROUP, MR KO TAM-KAN, OUTLINED THE ACTIVITIES LINED UP FOR THE CAMPAIGN, TO BE LAUNCHED ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 21).
THERE WILL BE AN OPEN DAY AT THE ABERDEEN POLICE STATION, AT WHICH THE HONG KONG ISLAND POLICE COMMANDANT, MR JOSEPH CHENG CHIK-SHIN, WILL OFFICIATE.
THE PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE DRAGON AND LION DANCES, MARTIAL ART DEMONSTRATIONS, A POLICE DOG SHOW, CHINESE FOLK DANCES AND PERFORMANCES BY TV ARTISTES AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE CHOIR.
OTHER CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES INCLUDE VISITS TO THE CRIME PREVENTION BUREAU AND THE STANLEY POLICE STATION, CRIME PREVENTION FILM SHOWS AND AN INTER-SCHOOL PAINTING COMPETITION.
THE CAMPAIGN WILL END WITH A GOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD VARIETY SHOW+ AT WAH HONG SQUARE, WAH FU ESTATE, ON JANUARY 4 SUNDAY.
ALSO WITHIN THE SOUTHERN CITY DISTRICT, A SEMINAR WAS RECENTLY ORGANISED FOR THE DISTRICT'S FISHING COMMUNITY TO REMIND THEM OF THE NEED TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE POLICE BY REPORTING CRIME. FOLLOWING THE SEMINAR, MORE SUCH REPORTS WERE MADE.
GOOD WORK BY PRISONS STAFF RECOGNISED
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MR AND MRS GORDON WU TODAY DONATED A SUM OF $50 000 TO THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT WELFARE FUND IN APPRECIATION OF THE GOOD WORK BY PRISONS STAFF.
AT A BRIEF CEREMONY HELD IN PRISONS HEADQUARTERS, THE SENIOR INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT, MR ALEX CHOI, RECEIVED FROM MR WU A CHEQUE FOR THE AMOUNT ON BEHALF OF THE WELFARE FUND.
ADDRESSING THE GATHERING AT THE PRESENTATION, MR WU SAID PRISONS STAFF DESERVED SUPPORT FOR THEIR EFFORT IN HELPING TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY,
+QUITE APART FROM SEGREGATING OFFENDERS CONVICTED BY THE COURTS, THE STAFF HELP RUN VARIOUS REHABILITATION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMMES TO ASSIST THEM TO RETURN TO SOCIET:.
STHEIR ́A.