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THEY ALSO BREAK INTO CARS PARKED NEAR BEACHES IF VALUABLES WERE VISIBLE INSIDE. THEREFORE, ALL VALUABLE ITEMS SHOULD BE LOCKED SECURELY INSIDE THE BOOT, OUT OF SIGHT OF THE THIEVES.''
MR AU-YEUNG SAID THE WARNING MESSAGES TO BE BROADCAST FROM POLICE VEHICLES AT POPULAR BEACH WILL URGE BEACH-GOERS TO TAKE BASIC PRECAUTIONS AGAINST CRIMINALS.
''IF YOU KEEP REMINDING YOURSELF THAT A THIEF MAY BE LURKING AROUND AMID THE CROWD, YOU MINIMISE THE CHANCE OF BECOMING A VICTIM.
HE STRESSED THAT MOST OF THE THEFTS ON BEACHES COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE VICTIMS HAD EXERCISED A BIT MORE CARE.
TO BE A BIT MORE CAREFUL WILL SAVE YOU A LOT OF TROUBLE, INCLUDING REPORTING LOST DOCUMENTS, AND THE EMBARRASSMENT OF POSSIBLY WALKING HOME IN YOUR SWIMMING OUTFIT," HE ADDED.
YOUTH VOLUNTEERS FIGHT DRUGS
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THROUGH AN INCREASING RANGE OF ACTIVITIES, A YOUTH VOLUNTEER GROUP IS PLAYING A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN KEEPING YOUNG PEOPLE AWAY FROM DRUG ABUSE.
THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN) YOUTH VOLUNTEER GROUP, AS IT IS CALLED, WAS SET UP IN SEPTEMBER 1981 AGAINST A BACKDROP OF GROWING DRUG ADDICTION AMONG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES
OF 15 AND 24.
ACCORDING TO MR BOB TONG, EXECUTIVE OFFICER (DRUG EDUCATION) OF THE NARCOTICS DIVISION, PEOPLE IN THIS AGE GROUP WERE MOST VULNERABLE.
RECORDS AT THE CENTRAL REGISTRY OF DRUG ABUSE SHOW THAT IN 1981, 753 YOUTHS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE WERE AMONG NEWLY-REPORTED ADDICTS, AN INCREASE OF 88 PER CENT OVER 1980.
+THE GROUP'S MAIN FUNCTION IS TO ASSIST IN IMPLEMENTING ANTI- NARCOTICS EDUCATION OR PUBLICITY PROJECTS ORGANISED BY ACAN,+ HE SAID.
MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTEER GROUP, WHO MUST BE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 28 WITH A MINIMUM OF FORM 5 EDUCATION, ARE CAREFULLY SELECTED.
/+THEY COME