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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2,
1993
ANOTHER 18 PER CENT WAS TRANSPORTED TO PRC FOR USE AS FILL THE REMAINING 45 PER CENT WAS USED IN CONCRETE WORKS OR RECYCLING APPLICATIONS.
WHILE
AS REGARDS HONG KONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, MR BLAKE SAID FIVE PER CENT OF THE PFA GENERATED IN 1992 WAS USED IN CONCRETE WORKS. THE REMAINING 95 PER CENT WAS TRANSPORTED TO PRC FOR USE AS FILL.
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POLICE TO MINIMISE CRIME REPORTING TIME
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THE POLICE REGULARLY REVIEW THE PROCEDURES FOR REPORTING CRIME AND FOR TAKING STATEMENTS TO SAVE TIME.
BUT IN VIEW OF THE WIDELY DIFFERING NATURE AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF CRIME CASES, IT WOULD BE UNREALISTIC TO SET A PERFORMANCE PLEDGE IN RESPECT OF THE TIME REQUIRED FOR THESE TWO AREAS OF WORK.
THESE REMARKS WERE MADE BY THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LEE WING- TAT, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR ASPREY SAID THE POLICE DID NOT KEEP RECORDS OF HOW LONG A PERSON HAD TO WAIT BEFORE BEING ABLE TO REPORT A CRIME OR HOW LONG IT TOOK FOR HIM TO GIVE A STATEMENT.
IN THE FORMER CASE, IT DEPENDS ON THE NUMBER OF PERSONS MAKING REPORTS AT THE TIME.
IN THE LATTER, IT DEPENDS ON THE NATURE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE AND HOW MUCH INFORMATION REPORTING THE CRIME IS SUPPLYING TO THE POLICE.
FOR
AND
CRIME, THE THE PERSON
INTRODUCED
ASSAULT
SINCE AUGUST LAST YEAR, A SIMPLE PROFORMA HAS BEEN REPORTING NON-SERIOUS CASES OF ROBBERY, BURGLARY, THEFT, CRIMINAL DAMAGE; BURGLARY CASES, INVOLVING PROPERTY BELOW THE VALUE OF HK$20,000, ARE HANDLED BY THIS PROFORMA.
THE POLICE HAVE ALSO INTRODUCED SPECIAL PROFORMA DESIGNED FOR REPORTING CASES OF TAKING A VEHICLE WITHOUT AUTHORITY AND SHOPLIFTING, HE SAID.
HOWEVER, MR ASPREY SAID THE POLICE DID HAVE A PERFORMANCE PLEDGE IN RELATION TO THE RESPONSE TIME FOR CASES REPORTED VIA "999".
HE ASSURED THE LEGCO THAT IT WAS NINE MINUTES OR LESS IN THE URBAN AREA AND 14 MINUTES OR LESS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
"REPORTS OF BURGLARY ARE NORMALLY MADE FROM THE SCENE BY
TELEPHONE.
"IN THE MAJORITY OF CASES, THE POLICE WILL ARRIVE AT THE SCENE TO COMMENCE ENQUIRIES WITHIN 15 MINUTES, HE SAID.
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