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TO SUCCESSFULLY CONTAIN THE PROBLEM, HE SUGGESTED THAT A COMPREHENSIVE AND ALL-OUT COUNTER-ACTION SHOULD BE LAUNCHED.
HE ALSO CALLED FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF MORE PREVENTIVE MEASURES AND STRICTER LEGISLATION TO STOP TRIAD SOCIETIES FROM RECRUITING NEW MEMBERS AND MORE FOLLOW UP ACTIONS AND BETTER REHABILITATION PROGRAMMES TO HELP THOSE WHO HAD GONE ASTRAY TO START A NEW AND LEAD A NORMAL LIFE AGAIN,
SPECIAL BODY SHOULD BE FORMED *****
A SPECIAL BODY SHOULD BE FORMED TO DEAL WITH THE TRIAD PROBLEM, THE HON LIU LIT-FOR SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SPEAKING IN THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON THE TRIAD DISCUSSION DOCUMENT, MR LIU NOTED THAT THE CENTRAL AND DISTRICT FIGHT CRIMES COMMITTEES HAD ALREADY FORMED AN EFFECTIVE STRUCTURE FOR TACKLING SERIOUS CRIMES.
HE SAID THIS STRUCTURE SHOULD BE MAINTAINED AND STRENGTHENED SO AS TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES OF CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON VARIOUS WAYS TO COMBAT CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES AND ORGANISED CRIME.
+HOWEVER, GIVEN THE EXTENT OF THE TRIAD PROBLEM, THERE APPEARS TO BE A NEED TO SET UP AN ADDITIONAL BODY TO DEAL SPECIFICALLY WITH THE PROBLEM, HE SAID.
HE BELIEVED THAT A SPECIALISED BODY WOULD ALLOW THE POOL ING OF ALL RELEVANT RESOURCES AND PROFESSIONAL TALENT TO CO-ORDINATE AND EFFECT ANTI-TRIAD MEASURES THROUGH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE POLICE AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
+ THE TRIAD PROBLEM IS A SPECIAL PROBLEM WHICH CALLS FOR SPECIFIC MEASURES, HE STRESSED.
MR LIU WAS PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT TRIAD INFLUENCE ON CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS, AND SAID PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN SCHOOLS SHOUL BE STEPPED UP.
HE NOTED THAT THE DISCUSSION DOCUMENT TOUCHED ONLY BRIEFLY ON THIS POINT AND HOPED THE GOVERNMENT WOULD FORMULATE SPECIFIC PROPOSALS TO PREVENT STUDENTS FROM GOING ASTRAY AND BEING INDUCED TO JOIN TRIAD SOCIETIES.
/MR LIU