TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1992
HE SAID THE OPERATION AIMED AT DENYING THE ENTRY OF "TAI FEIS" (HIGH POWERED SPEEDBOATS} INTO HONG KONG WAS SUCCESSFUL AND THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES HAD BEEN REDUCED.
ALTHOUGH THE NUMBER OF STOLEN CARS WAS ON THE ANTI-SMUGGLING OPERATION, THERE ARE STILL BEING STOLEN, MR HUI ADDED.
"WE BELIEVED THAT A LOT OF VEHICLES ARE INSIDE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE CARPARKS.
THE DECLINE DURING REPORTS OF VEHICLES
STILL BEING HIDDEN
"I THEREFORE CALL UPON ATTENDANTS OF CAR PARKS то CALL THE POLICE IF THEY SPOT ANY SUSPECTED STOLEN VEHICLES, MR HUI APPEALED.
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ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, A MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, MR JUSTEIN WONG, SAID PUBLIC SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION WAS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR EFFORTS TO FIGHT CRIME AND MAINTAIN LAW AND ORDER.
"IT IS THUS THE CENTRAL FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE HAS ADOPTED THE THEME OF THE FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN 1992/93 TO BE "JOIN FORCES AGAINST CRIME, MR WONG SAID.
"IN THIS CONTEXT, WE ENCOURAGE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO REPORT CRIME INFORMATION, AND I WOULD LIKE ΤΟ TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY ΤΟ APPEAL TO YOU ALL TO JOIN US IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME AND TO FOLLOW THE GOOD EXAMPLE SET BY THOSE WHO WILL RECEIVE THE AWARDS
HE ADDED.
TODAY, "
THE GOOD CITIZEN AWARD SCHEME WAS INTRODUCED IN 1973 AND HAS SINCE BECOME A MACHINERY THROUGH WHICH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE GIVEN POSITIVE AND VALUABLE SUPPORT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME ARE GIVEN DUE RESPECT AND RECOGNITION.
AT TODAY'S PRESENTATION CEREMONY, A TOTAL OF 46 PUBLIC-MINDED CITIZENS WERE PRESENTED THE GOOD CITIZEN AWARD AND THEY WILL ADD TO A LIST OF 2,128 OTHERS WHO HAVE RECEIVED THE AWARDS SINCE 1973.
"BY THEIR GOOD DEEDS, THEY HAVE DEMONSTRATED GOOD INITIATIVE AND COMMON SENSE IN PREVENTION OR DETECTION OF CRIME, OR IN APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS. THEIR BRAVERY ACTS AND RESOURCEFULNESS ARE MOST EXEMPLARY TO US," MR WONG SAID.
JOINTLY LAUNCHED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE AND THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE GOOD CITIZEN AWARD SCHEME WAS INTRODUCED TO PAY TRIBUTE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE PLAYED A POSITIVE AND ACTIVE ROLE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME.
AMONG TODAY'S AWARDEES, THE ELDEST IS A 73-YEAR-OLD MAN AND THE YOUNGEST IS A 12-YEAR-OLD STUDENT WHILE THE CASES INVOLVED RANGES FROM HOMICIDE, ARMED ROBBERY, THEFT, POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS DRUGS TO PICKPOCKETING.
INDECENT
ASSAULT,
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