TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1990
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COMPETITION CREATION
THE FORM ALSO CONTAINS THE FIRST STAGE OF THE WHICH CONSISTS OF A SET OF MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS AND THE OF A FIGHT CRIME SLOGAN. AFTER COMPLETION, THE FORM CAN BE RETURNED TO ANY OF THE POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICE ON OR BEFORE MARCH 31.
"OUT OF ALL ENTRANTS, THE 60 WITH THE HIGHEST SCORES WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND AN INTERVIEW SESSION IN APRIL.
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"THE INTERVIEW BOARD WILL THEN SELECT 30 FINALISTS TO TAKE PART IN A TV QUIZ PROGRAMME PRODUCED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, MR WONG SAID.
HE ADDED THAT FIVE WINNERS, TWO FROM EACH OF THE OPEN SECTIONS AND ONE FROM THE POLICE SECTION, WOULD BE CHOSEN BASED ON THEIR PERFORMANCE AT THE INTERVIEW AND THE TV QUIZ.
THE FIVE WINNERS WILL BE AWARDED AN 18-DAY TRIP TO KINGDOM FROM JULY 23 TO AUGUST 9, VISITING LONDON, EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW.
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"THE AIR-TICKETS FOR THE UK TRIP WILL BE SPONSORED BY THE BRITISH AIRWAYS AS PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE.
"ON BEHALF OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE BRITISH AIRWAYS FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT TOWARDS THE COMPETITION, MR WONG SAID.
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"WHILE IN THE UK, BESIDES SIGHTSEEING PROGRAMME, THE FIVE WINNERS WILL ALSO ACT AS HONG KONG'S YOUTH AMBASSADORS WHEN THEY MEET LOCAL POLICE AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, HE ADDED.
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APART FROM THE WINNERS, FIVE RUNNERS-UP WILL ALSO BE AWARDED FREE TRIPS TO A SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRY,
MR WONG POINTED OUT THAT THE LAUNCHING OF THE "HELP THE POLICE FIGHT YOUTH CRIME COMPETITION" HAD A PARTICULAR RELEVANCE TO THE PRESENT CRIME CLIMATE.
"IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE NUMBER OF YOUNG PERSONS UNDER AGE OF 21 ARRESTED FOR CRIMINAL OFFENCES TOOK UP MORE THAN 34 CENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ARRESTED FOR CRIMES.
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"IN 1988, THERE WERE 14,196 OUT OF A TOTAL OF 41,594; WHILE 1989, THE NUMBER WAS 15,720 OUT OF A TOTAL OF 43,684.
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"THE TREND THAT MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF PERSONS ARRESTED CRIMES ARE YOUNG OFFENDERS IS AN ALARMING ONE AND GIVES US CAUSE FOR CONCERN, HE SAID.
MR WONG SAID THROUGH THE COMPETITION, YOUNGSTERS WOULD BE REMINDED TO BE MORE AWARE OF THE CRIME SITUATION AND BE MORE ON THE ALERT.
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