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Wednesday, May 24, 1972
CONSTANT LIAISON AT DIVISIONAL LEVEL
Between Estates Staff And Police
The Commissioner for Resettlement, the Hon. I.M. Lightbody, said
today there was constant liaison at Divisional level between his estates
staff and Police.
"In addition we are supplied with regular Police reports on triad
and gang activities in the estates," he added.
He was replying in the Legislative Council to the Hon. Oswald
Cheung who had asked: "Will Government indicate the extent of consultation
between the Commissioner for Resettlement and the Commissioner of Police
on the maintenance of law and order in the resettlement estates?"
Mr. Lightbody said there was frequent consultation on practical
ways and means of discouraging criminal activities, such as by cutting off
access to roofs and meter rooms which were popular venue for gangs.
"The very layout of our estates does however tend to make life
easy for the criminal; there are a vast number of entrances and exits to
the blocks; there are too many secluded rear courtyards or public open
spaces between the back of the blocks and the adjoining hillside," he added.
He pointed out that the various floors of the multi-storeyed blocks
were essentially layered streets, where there were few pedestrians by day and
not much of a Police presence.
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