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USE OF FIREARMS IN CRIME
THE WORKING GROUP ON THE USE OF FIREARMS IN CRIME CONSIDERED FURTHER DRAFTS OF A BILL TO BAN THE POSSESSION OF A +PRESCRIBED CLASS OF IMITATION FIREARMS+ (HIGH QUALITY IMITATIONS OF GENU I NE FIREARMS) WHICH CRIMINALS ARE STILL USING IN APPRECIABLE QUANTITIES.
THE WORKING GROUP ALSO CONSIDERED A PROPOSAL FOR TIGHTER CONTROLS OVER THE AVAILABILITY OF CARTRIDGES DESIGNED FOR USE IN INDUSTRIAL FIXING TOOLS, AND A PROPOSAL TO INTRODUCE LICENSING FOR THE POSSESSION OF CROSSBOWS.
IN RESPECT OF FIXING TOOL CARTRIDGES, THE WORKING GROUP CONSIDERED THAT THE VOLUME OF ACTIVITY INVOLVED COULD MAKE TIGHTER CONTROLS DIFFICULT TO IMPLEMENT. IT WILL CONSIDER ANY FURTHER PROPOSALS FOR CONTROLLING ITS USE.
FOR THE CROSSBOW, THE WORKING GROUP CONCLUDED THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF MISUSE TO SUPPORT CHANGES TO THE LEGISLATION AT THE PRESENT TIME.
ROBBERIES IN HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS
· AS THE POOR STANDARD OF WATCHMEN DOES LITTLE TO DISCOURAGE CRIME IN MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS, THE WORKING GROUP ON ROBBERIES IN HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS CONSIDERED AMENDMENTS TO THE WATCHMEN ORDINANCE, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF INTRODUCING A BASIC TRAINING COURSE FOR WATCHMEN.
IT IS HOPED AMENDMENTS TO IMPROVE THE STANDARD OF WATCHMEN WILL BE INTRODUCED DURING THE CURRENT SESSION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
THE WORKING GROUP FELT THAT EMPLOYERS SHOULD INSIST ON HIGHER STANDARDS AND PAY BETTER WAGES.
AS THE GOVERNMENT IS A MAJOR EMPLOYER OF WATCHMEN (SOME 3 000 WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT), ALL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS EMPLOYING WATCHMEN BE
USED TO DRAW UP CONTRACTS CAREFULLY SO AS
TO ENSURE THAT CONTRACTORS EMPLOY WATCHMEN OF A SUITABLE STANDARD AND ENFORCE THE CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACTS. THE LOWEST TENDERS FOR SUCH CONTRACTS SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTED IF IT IS CLEAR FROM THE LEVEL OF THE TENDER THAT THE WATCHMEN ARE TO BE PAID
UNREASONABLY LOW WAGES.
VICE-ASSOCIATED ESTABLISHMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL NUISANCE
THE WORKING GROUP ON VICE-ASSOCIATED ESTABLISHMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL NUISANCE ENDORSED A PROPOSAL TO EASE THE PROBLEM
OF NUISANCE CAUSED BY VICE-ESTABLISHMENTS IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS BY A SCHEME INVOLVING THE USE OF CLOSURE ORDERS.
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