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HE ALSO STRESSED THE NEED FOR EFFECTIVE AND STRICT MONITORING MEASURES TO TACKLE THE EXPANSION OF POLICE POWER AND INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS WHICH MIGHT RESULT FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSALS IN THE DOCUMENT.
LASTLY, HE POINTED OUT THAT THE LATENT THREATS POSED BY TRIAD SOCIETIES HAD PREVENTED THE EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF +FULL-FLEDGED+ LEGAL MEASURES.
+PREVENTION OF THE INFILTRATION OF TRIAD INFLUENCE INTO THE POLICE FORCE WILL HELP TO REDUCE ITS THREATENING FORCE AND SO REINFORCE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN SOLVING THE TRIAD PROBLEM, HE SAID,
MR TAM CONCLUDED BY SAYING THAT THE DISCUSSION DOCUMENT COULD ONLY BE REGARDED AS A FIRST STEP TO COUNTER THE TRIAD PROBLEM.
+WE MUST TRY TO GET TO THE ROOT CAUSES OF THE PROBLEM BY ADOPTING A MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND THOROUGH SCHEME THAT BRINGS TOGETHER THE VARIOUS SYSTEMS OF THE COMMUNITY, SO AS TO ATTAIN BETTER RESULTS AND MINIMISE ANY SOCIAL EFFECTS,+ HE SAID.
COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY NEEDED TO ELIMINATE TRIADS *****
A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE TRIAD ORGANISATIONS AS WELL AS CRIMINAL SYNDICATE ACTIVITIES, THE HON LAU WONG-FAT SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
HE WAS SPEAKING DURING THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON THE DISCUSSION DOCUMENT ON THE TRIAD PROBLEM.
MR LAU STRESSED, HOWEVER, THAT THERE WAS A NEED TO BE VERY PRUDENT AND NOT TO ACT WITH UNDUE HASTE, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER WE WERE AMENDING THE CURRENT LEGISLATION OR ENACTING NEW LAWS TO THAT EFFECT.
OTHERWISE, HE ADDED, IT WOULD EASILY EXERT A PERNICIOUS INFLUENCE AND THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF THE CONCEPT WOULD BE DEFEATED.
MR LAU NOTED THAT CERTAIN PARTS OF THE PREVAILING LEGISLATION TO DEAL WITH TRIAD SOCIETIES WERE APPARENTLY OUTDATED IN VIEW OF CHANGES IN SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
HE THEREFORE SUGGESTED THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD CONSIDER AT THE PRESENT STAGE AN INCREASE IN THE PENALTY TERMS AND MAKE APPROPRIATE AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN RELEVANT LEGISLATION IN THE LIGHT OF CURRENT SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
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