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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1986
IN SAU MAU PING DISTRICT, THE NUMBER OF CRIMES REPORTED WENT DOWN BY SIX PER CENT FROM 6 607 IN 1984 TO 6 224 LAST YEAR, SHE SAID.
TO ACHIEVE FURTHER IMPROVEMENT, MISS TAM SAID THE POLICE, AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE. HAD SELECTED SEVEN PUBLIC HOUSING BLOCKS IN THE DISTRICT TO IMPLEMENT THE 'NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME'.
ACCORDING TO THE POLICE, THE SCHEME HAD BEEN USEFUL IN PREVENTING BURGLARIES AND ENHANCING NEIGHBOURLINESS, SHE SAID.
MISS TAM BELIEVED THE RESIDENTS IN THE SELECTED BUILDINGS WOULD SUPPORT THE SCHEME AND JOIN HANDS WITH THE POLICE TO MAKE THE IR HOMES SAFER.
ANOTHER FORCE VITAL TO THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME WAS THE DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE WHICH ACTED AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN SHE THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, THE POLICE AND LOCAL RESIDENTS, SAID.
SHE NOTED THAT THE COMMITTEE IN KWUN TONG HAD ORGANISED A SERIES OF FIGHT CRIME SEMINARS FOR MEMBERS OF LOCAL AREA COMMITTEES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS' CORPORATIONS.
ORGANISED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, TODAY'S EVENT FEATURED LION DANCES, MARTIAL ARTS PERFORMANCES AND A VARIETY SHOW.
ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE CARNIVAL WERE THE SAU MAU PING POLICE DISTRICT COMMANDER, MR TEDDY U, THE KWUN TONG POLICE DISTRICT COMMANDER, MR J.G. HURST; A FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE MEMBER,
MRS SOPHIA HO; AND THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER, MR BASIL LEUNG.
NEW FACILITIES AT MAN KAM TO SET TO OPEN
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CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC FLOW AT MAN KAM TO SHOULD BE GREATLY IMPROVED FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY) WHEN NEW IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS AND EXCISE FACILITIES COME INTO OPERATION.
THIS MAJOR CROSSING POINT WITH CHINA IS NOW USED BY SOME
5 500 VEHICLES AND 1 000 COACH PASSENGERS EACH DAY, AND AUTHORITIES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER ARE GEARING UP FOR A STEADY GROWTH IN TRAFFIC.
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