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Wednesday, November 15, 1972

STUDY ON ILLEGAL GAMBLING TO BE CONSIDERED

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The conclusions of a study carried out by the Government on illegal

gambling will soon be considered by the Governor in Council.

The Secretary for Home Affairs, the Hon. D.C.C. Luddington, told

the Legislative Council today that a lot of thought had been given to the subject and the Government does not intend to encourage the people to gamble.

The study into gambling has taken into account the practical facts about illegal gambling today, what police effort has been devoted to control

it and to what effect.

"The issues are not only moral issues of good and evil but practical

issues of what is and is not feasible," he said.

Mr. Luddington recalled the Governor's referrence to the "Keep Hong

Kong Clean" Campaign as an "experiment in the mobilisation of responsible citizenship for the benefit of each neighbourhood", and that Unofficial members had suggested that a similar technique might be applied to many other problems.

He assured the Council that he and his staff have already been

considering other problems which might be tackled in a similar manner.

mentioned.

"Crime, fire prevention, traffic and environmental hygiene were all

Each one would involve different departments and different techniques, but all would require a special effort by the Secretary for Information and all the mass media which have co-operated so readily in the current Clean Hong

Kong Campaign," he said.

Mr. Luddington

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