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Tuesday, February 13, 1973

More and more people had already helped the police by raising a

hue and cry when they saw a crime committed.

"This healthy and spontaneous response of the public must be helped

and canalised along safe lines, and expanded and localised and systematised

in many ways, and this is what will be done."

Sir Murray also touched on other problems in Hong Kong.

He said there was a general acceptance of the need for long term

programmes for housing, education and the social services, and a further long

term programme for the medical and health services 'would be added this year.

"In these fields that affect the whole population so directly, we

must plan as long as we can, plan as high as we can, and plan up to but within

the means at our disposal."

Sir Murray expressed confidence that Hong Kong would be able to achieve

these targets.

"We have, of course, in Hong Kong very substantial resources of money

and production, of services and expertise, and of human ingenuity and resilience."

Community spirit, he added, was another resource which could help

achieve these targets.

Note to Editors:

Copies of the full text of the Governor's

speech are contained in a supplement to today's

Daily Information Bulletin.

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