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Reported theft cases at border
Following is a question by the Hon Selina Chow Liang Shuk-yee and a written reply by the Secretary for Security, Mr Peter Lai, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Reply:
Will the Government inform this Council whether:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Mr President,
(a)
it has any information showing the number of cases in which Hong Kong residents were robbed or had their property stolen while crossing the border at Lowu and Shenzhen in the past three years;
the police has taken the initiative to conduct investigation with a view to ascertaining the actual number of pick-and-steal crimes, including those which have not been reported, so as to understand the actual situation regarding the occurrence of such crimes at the border;
the police will co-operate with the mainland Public Security Bureau to combat pick-and-steal crimes committed by pickpockets from both territories; and
the authorities concerned will reflect to the mainland authorities either directly or through the liaison officers of the Public Security Bureau stationed in Hong Kong, the situation regarding the occurrence of robbery and theft crimes at the border and urge them to improve law and order at the Lowu border area, so as to safeguard the property and personal safety of Hong Kong residents travelling between the territory and mainland China?
The number of reported cases of Hong Kong residents being robbed or having their property stolen while crossing the border at Lowu and Shenzhen are as follows: