SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1984
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MAINS WORK IN POK FU LAM
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN POK FU LAM WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM ON TUESDAY (OCTOBER 2) FOR MAINS WORK.
THE AFFECTED PREMISES ARE BOUNDED BY CONSORT RISE, BISNEY ROAD, CROWN TERRACE, MOUNT DAVIS ROAD AND THE SECTION OF VICTORIA ROAD NEAR SECTION 3 KUNG MAN TSUEN TO HOUSE NUMBER 200, INCLUDING KUNG MAN TSUEN, HOT PONG TSUEN AND WAH KWONG COTTAGE.
MORE PEOPLE DOESN'T MEAN MORE CRIME
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ALTHOUGH POPULATION IN THE NEW TERRITORIES HAS CONTINUED TO GROW POLICE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HOLD CRIME AT ABOUT THE SAME LEVEL AS IT WAS AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
THIS WAS DISCLOSED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES REGIONAL COMMANDER, MR RICHARD SMALLSHAW, DURING AN INTERVIEW FOR THE POLICE TELEVISION PROGRAMME 'POLICE REPORT''.
MR SMALLSHAW POINTED OUT THAT POLICING IN THE NEW TERRITORIES IS NOT AN EASY TASK IN VIEW OF THE LARGE AREA AND ITS MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE ERECTION OF HIGH-RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AND THE SETTING UP OF INDUSTRIAL ZONES.
HE SAID THE PROBLEMS OF BLACKMAIL AND EXTORTION WHICH WERE CLOSELY LINKED TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING INDUSTRY HAD BEEN WELL RECOGNISED.
MR SMALLSHAW STRESSED THAT THE POLICE WERE DOING A LOT TO COMBAT THESE OFFENCES WHICH DEFINITELY HAD TRIAD INVOLVEMENT.
''ONE OF THE MEASURES WE HAVE TAKEN TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM IN TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG IS TO SET UP HOTLINES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING VICTIMISED TO CALL US AND MAKE REPORTS.
''THERE IS A SNOWBALL EFFECT ON THE USE OF THESE HOTLINES FOR WE HAVE FOUND THAT AS PEOPLE PHONE IN AND GIVE US THE INFORMATION WE NEED, AND THEN SEE THE SUCCESSFUL RESULTS, OTHERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DO LIKEWISE,'' SAID MR SMALLSHAW.
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