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Wednesday, August 1, 1973

RESULTS OF ANTI CRIME CAMPAIGN "ENCOURAGING"

The Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Sir Hugh Norman-Walker, today

described the immediate results of the Fight Violent Crime Campaign as

"encouraging".

He said the upward trend of robberies has been arrested. From a

daily average of 25 a few months ago, the number has dropped to 15 at the

present time.

"We seem to be back at least to the situation at the beginning of

1972 and public confidence in our ability to deal with crine has grown

significantly," Sir Hugh added.

He said he believed there was every reason to congratulate the police

on the way in which they were meeting the challenge and the Fight Violent

Crime Committee.

"But," he stressed, "what we have witnessed so far is merely the

opening skirmish in a prolonged battle. I know the police recognise this;

and I can assure you that having grasped the initiative, they will not let it

go."

Sir Hugh was replying to a question in the Legislative Council by

the Hon. P.C. Woo on the current results and future plans of the campaign.

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The campaign committee had achieved community involvement by the

formation of district committees, area committees and mutual aid committees,

The committee