SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1987
"THIS LATTER SCHEME, WHICH AIMS AT FOSTERING A SENSE OF MUTUAL HELP AMONG NEIGHBOURS, IS MAKING HEADWAY IN SHA TIN, HE SAID.
..
SINCE THE
"I UNDERSTAND THAT 677 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH UNITS INVOLVING NEARLY 7,000 HOUSEHOLDS, HAVE BEEN FORMED HERE FORMED HERE SCHEME WAS STARTED IN NOVEMBER 1985.
"THIS CLEARLY INDICATED THE SUCCESS OF THE SCHEME AND THE COMMUNITY'S GROWING AWARENESS OF THE NEED TO TAKE SUITABLE MEASURES TO PREVENT CRIME," HE ADDED.
MR JEAFFRESON NOTED THAT THE STPFCC HAD ALSO ORGANISED MANY ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF TERRITORY-WIDE FIGHT CRIME PUBLICITY, THESE INCLUDE A POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION, A
COMPETITION
THE PREVENTION OF SHOPTHEFT, AN ANTI-TRIAD VARIETY SHOW AND TODAY'S GAMES
DAY.
BOOKMARK
ON
CRIME RATE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE STOFCC, MR ROGER LAU, SAID THE IN SHA TIN HAD DROPPED THROUGH THE COOPERATION OF THE POLICE, THE COMMITTEE AND THE COMMUNITY.
"IN PARTICULAR, THE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES IN OUR DISTRICT, WHICH NUMBER MORE THAN 200 HAVE CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO THE SUCCESS OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME, HE ADDED.
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AS
YIN
TWELVE TEAMS TOOK PART IN TODAY'S GAMES DAY ORGANISED BY THE STDFCC AT THE SHA TIN SPORTS GROUND. THEY REPRESENTED THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD, RURAL COMMITTEE, SPORTS AND ARTS ASSOCIATIONS,
AREA NGAI SOCIETY, SHA TIN DISTRICT JUNIOR POLICE CALL,
WELL AS COMMITTEES OF YUEN WO, TSANG TAI UK, SHA KOK, TIN SUM, SHING MUN EAST AND CHE KUNG TEMPLE.
POLICE PIPE BAND AND POLICE DOGS ALSO PERFORMED AT THE EVENT.
THE
BOARD
OTHER OFFICIATING GUESTS INCLUDED THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR VICTOR YUNG; THE DISTRICT
CHAIRMAN, MR NG CHAN-1.AM: AND DISTRICT POLICE COMMANDER, MR JOHN GREENE.
GRAND OPENING OF EASTERN DISTRICT FESTIVAL
THE
TWO-WEEK EASTERN DISTRICT FESTIVAL LARGE-SCALE CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR THE ELDERLY AND (NOVEMBER 15) AT VICTORIA PARK.
THE
FEATURING 30 ACTIVITIES AND SPECIAL DISABLED, STARTED TODAY
THE MAIN THEME OF THE FESTIVAL
IS
"PARTICIPATE IN YOUR
DISTRICT'S DEVELOPMENT".
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