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Tuesday, February 13, 1973

committees, and in these last weeks I have tried to visit some of those

concerned to congratulate them. Nevertheless they would be the first

to agree that it was the response of the public that turned the day.

"I attach great importance to the results achieved because they may

show a way in which some other problems may be tackled. Some things

can only be achieved by a partnership in which the Government works out

what can be done and then enlists the co-operation and participation of

the whole community in doing them.

"I spoke earlier of safety and ease of mind for our population

being something of paramount importance. I believe that at this moment

these are things which many people do not have. It is our clear duty

and obligation to restore them. Crime, violent crime has grown rather

later in Hong Kong than in most of the other great cities of the world,

but in the last four years it has grown much faster, and its effect on

our closely packed population has been much more disturbing.

Crime Prevention

"We are confronted by a few people, who have spread fear in our

society. And they are products of that society; reminders of the fact that

shortcomings need to be remedied if we produce such people.

"I addressed our Legislative Council on the social measures this

government is working to achieve, including measures to benefit young people.

While I advocate them on their own merits, I hope that they may help to

remedy the conditions which

breed crime.

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if some of our sociologists are to be believed

"But in the short term, as I said then, we must look to other methods.

"I want ..........