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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1988
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF
MR CLEMENT LEUNG,
DISTRICT
THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE
MONG OFFICER,
KOK: MR CHOW ASSISTANT
BOARD: AND
CHIU MR
KWOK-HUNG, CHUN-FAI, CHAIRMAN OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CAMPAIGN'S CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE.
DISTRICT
NOTE TO EDITORS;
MEDIA
ΤΟ COVER THE OPENING CAMPAIGN 1988-89 AND THE 2.30 PM TOMORROW ON
KOWLOON.
ARE INVITED REPRESENTATIVES CEREMONY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT SEMINAR ON NOISE POLLUTION WHICH WILL BEGIN AT THE 6TH FLOOR OF GRAND TOWER HOTEL, 627-641 NATHAN ROAD,
POLICE ACTION AGAINST UNSCRUPULOUS TAXI DRIVERS
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TSIM SHA TSUI POLICE ARE
UP STEPPING
ENFORCEMENT
ACTION
AGAINST MALPRACTICES BY UNSCRUPULOUS TAXI DRIVERS.
SAID
THAT
MR JIM ROBB, DIVISIONAL COMMANDER,
TODAY (SATURDAY) PROSECUTION HAD BEEN TAKEN AGAINST THOSE DRIVERS FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT THE RECENT UPSURGE IN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS CLEARLY INDICATED THAT STRONGER ACTION WAS REQUIRED.
YEAR, POLICE SUMMONSED OR
IN THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS OF THIS
DRIVERS CHARGED A TOTAL OF 264 TAXI
WITH VARIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENCES THE MAJORITY BEING RELATING TO THE HIRING OF TAXI IN TSIM SHA TSUI, DISPLAYING UNAUTHORIZED SIGNS (153) AND REFUSING HIRE (58).
THIS COMPARES WITH A TOTAL OF 145 IN 1987 AND 62 IN 1986.
SITUATION AS 'UNACCEPTABLE',
DESCRIBING THE
"FROM THE BEGINNING OF NEXT MONTH, MORE PLAIN BE DEPLOYED TO CHECK ON SUCH ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES.
CLOTHES
ROBB MR
SAID: OFFICERS WILL
"THIS HAS BEEN PROVED TO BE QUITE SUCCESSFUL IN THE PAST.
POLICE HAVE
OTHER THAN COMPLAINTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, ALSO RECEIVED 28 REPORTS OF CRIMINAL · DAMAGE TO TAXIS AND 18 ASSAULTS OF TAXI DRIVERS BY DISGRUNTLED WOULD-BE PASSENGERS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR.
MR ROBB SAID: GROWING PROBLEM.
"THE FIGURES ARE
TWO OTHER
POINTERS
OF
THIS
"WE MUST NOT ALLOW SOME UNSCRUPULOUS ELEMENTS TO TARNISH THE REPUTATION OF THE TRADE.
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ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL COMMANDER, OPERATIONS, CHIEF INSPECTOR WONG HUNG-TAK IS KEEPING AN EYE ON THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATION AGAINST
TO REDUCE THE PROBLEM TAXI MALPRACTICES AND
TO A
MINIMUM.
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