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SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1989
APPEAL TO RESIDENTS TO HELP FIGHT CRIME
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RESIDENTS OF TAI PO SHOULD CONTINUE TO HELP THE POLICE IN FIGHTING CRIME IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE DISTRICT'S GOOD LAW AND ORDER RECORD, MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, MRS ROSANNA TAM, SAID THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING.
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SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT CRIME CARNIVAL AND THE TAI PO POLICE STATION OPEN DAY, MRS TAM NOTED THAT THE DISTRICT HAD THE LOWEST CRIME RATE IN THE TERRITORY.
HOWEVER, SHE ADDED THAT WITH THE DISTRICT'S RAPID DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH IN POPULATION, THERE HAD BEEN A SLIGHTLY UPWARD TREND IN THE CRIME RATE. THEREFORE, RESIDENTS' SUSTAINED CO-OPERATION WAS VITAL IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME, SHE SAID.
OPEN DAY WERE
MRS TAM ALSO NOTED THAT TODAY'S CARNIVAL AND EDUCATIONAL IN THAT THEY COULD ENABLE RESIDENTS ΤΟ GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE POLICE FORCE AND THEIR WORK.
SHE BELIEVED THE EVENT COULD HELP PROMOTE THE MESSAGE AND ENHANCE THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE POLICE AND PUBLIC.
FIGHT CRIME THE GENERAL
TODAY'S EVENT WAS ORGANISED BY THE TAI PO DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN WORKING GROUP.
THE CARNIVAL FEATURED SHORT PLAYS, GAME STALLS, DANCING AND BRASS BAND PERFORMANCES, AND AN EXHIBITION OF THE ENTRIES IN A POSTER DESIGN AND A COLOURING CONTEST PUBLICISING THE ANTI-SHOPTHEFT MESSAGE.
AN EXHIBITION OF THE WORK OF THE CRIME PREVENTION BUREAU, SAFETY SECTION, MARINE POLICE, NARCOTICS BUREAU, COMMERCIAL BUREAU, JUNIOR POLICE CALL AND POLICE DOG UNIT WAS ALSO STAGED.
ROAD CRIME
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