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Wednesday, November 1, 1972

Referring to the problem of crime and punishment, Mra. Li said that

the "soft approach towards criminals" did not serve as an incentive to the

prosecution and reporting of crimes.

She said "the policeman who risks his life to apprehend a criminal

and the victim or the passerby who takes the trouble to appear in court as

witness would not be too happy to see the criminal get away with just a warning,

or suspended sentence, a bond for good behaviour, or put on probation."

Dealing with the problem of police recruitment, Mrs. Li said that the

provision of adequate housing not only during service but more permanently

on retirement would "go a long way as an extra and perhaps the most important

inducement for recruitment purposes."

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