WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1988
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MEASURES TO IMPROVE SECURITY AT COMMUNITY CENTRES
THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION IS LOOKING INTO MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE SECURITY OF COMMUNITY CENTRES, THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, THE HON DONALD LIAO, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
ADVICE HAD BEEN SOUGHT FROM THE POLICE, HE SAID IN REPLY ΤΟ A QUESTION BY THE HON HUI YIN-FAT CONCERNING THE OCCURRENCE OF BURGLARIES AT COMMUNITY CENTRES AND ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRES.
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MR LIAO SAID PROPOSED MEASURES INCLUDED THE INSTALLATION METAL ROLLER SHUTTERS, ANTI-BURGLAR BARS AND SLIDING METAL GATES.
WORK ON THESE MEASURES WOULD PROCEED ONCE FUNDS WERE MADE
AVAILABLE.
THERE WERK 27 GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY CENTRES AND ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRES WHICH HAD REPORTED BURGLARIES IN THE LAST THREE YEARS.
"AMONG THEM, NINE CASES INVOLVED NO LOSS OF MONEY OR PROPERTY, AND THE REST WERE MAINLY MINOR OFFENCES INVOLVING SMALL SUMS OF MONBY OR PROPERTIES OF LITTLE VALUE, HE SAID.
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MR LIAO SAID THAT WITH ONE EXCEPTION ALL COMMUNITY CENTRES AND ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRES WERE PROVIDED WITH WATCHMEN OR CARETAKERS TO PATROL THE PREMISES AT NIGHT.
THE ONLY EXCEPTION WAS THE LOK WAH ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR FOUR OUT OF THE 10 REPORTED BURGLARY CASES IN 1987.
"THE CARETAKER POST WAS DELETED BY MISTAKE WHEN THE CENTRE WAS TRANSFERRED TO CNTA FROM THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, AND THIS IS BEING RECTIFIED," MR LIAO EXPLAINED.
FUNDS SOUGHT FOR COUNSELLING CENTRE * * * * *
THE HONG KONG CHRISTIAN SERVICE (HKCS) IS SEEKING A GRANT FROM THE LOTTERIES FUND TO SET UP AS A PILOT PROJECT A COUNSELLING CENTRE FOR ABUSERS OF PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON DAVID JEAFFRESON, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON YEUNG PO-KWAN, MR JEAFFRESON SAID THE PROPOSAL TO SET UP SUCH A PILOT PROJECT WAS ENDORSED BY THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS LAST SEPTEMBER.
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