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THEY INCLUDE A MIX OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS, SOME OF THEM KNOWN TO HAVE A BURGLARY PROBLEM,
IN THE COMING WEEKS, 80 POLICE NEIGHBOURHOOD CO-ORDINATORS, EACH RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE BUILDING, WILL DISTRIBUTE COPIES OF THE LETTER TO THE RESIDENTS GIVING THEM A BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE SCHEME.
THEY WILL ALSO VISIT MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES OR OWNERS' CORPORATIONS, IF EXIST, IN THESE BUILDINGS TO INVITE THEIR SUPPORT.
RESIDENTS WILL BE INVITED TO ATTEND A MEETING DURING WHICH THE POLICE REPRESENTATIVES WILL BRIEF ON THE STATE OF CRIME IN THE DISTRICT AND THEIR BUILDING, THE CONCEPT OF NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH AND THE MECHANICS OF THE SCHEME. DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE INVITED TO EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT AND URGE HOUSEHOLDERS TO PARTICIPATE.
PERSONS WISHING TO FORM A NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH UNIT WILL THEN BE REGISTERED AND ISSUED WITH A KIT WHICH CONTAINS THE RELEVANT INFORMATION MATERIALS AND A STICKER TO BE DISPLAYED OUTSIDE THEIR FLATS.
EACH NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH UN IT SHOULD CONSIST OF 15 TO 20 HOUSEHOLDS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER.
A POLICE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE SCHEME HAD BEEN DESIGNED TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF RISKS TO PROPERTY.
APART FROM PROMOTING PREVENTION AND PROTECTION, MOST IMPORTANTLY IT WOULD BRING NEIGHBOURS TOGETHER SO THAT THEY MIGHT HELP ONE ANOTHER SO AS TO REDUCE CRIMINAL OPPORTUNITY AND HELP CURB CRIME, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
HUNDREDS ATTEND FIGHT CRIME POP CONCERT
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HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TODAY (SUNDAY) ATTENDED A TWO-HOUR POP CONCERT AT THE FANLING PLAYGROUND TO LAUNCH THE NORTH DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NORTH DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE. MR TAO MAN-KWONG, SAID NUMEROUS ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN PLANNED TO EDUCATE RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG, ON THE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS OF CRIME AND DRUG ABUSE.
+CRIME IS LIKE A DISEASE, ONCE IT SETS IN, IT SPREADS QUICKLY, BUT PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE, THEREFORE WE SHOULD CURB CKIN BEFORE IT SPREADS IN THE COMMUNITY, HE SAID.
/MR TAO