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THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1975
FIGHT AGAINST CRIME STILL A MAJOR CONCERN, SAYS GOVERNOR
THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME REMAINS A TOP PRIORITY, THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLELIOSE, EMPHASISED TODAY,
HE WAS SPEAKING AT A SPRING RECEPTION HOSTED BY THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT IN THE GITY HALL FOR SOME GOD LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF CITY DISTRICT CONEUTIGES, AREA COMMITTEES, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AID KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS,
SIR MURRAY THAIKED THE COMMUNITY LEADERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN THE CLEAN HONG KONG AND FIGHT VIOLENT CRIME CAMPAIGNS, AND IN PARTICULAR FOR SUPPORTING THE POLICE.
<NEVER LET US FORGET THAT IT IS OUR POLICE FORCE THAT WE TURN TO IN TIMES OF TROUBLE, THE GOVERNOR SAID. THEY HAVE SERVED THIS COMMUNITY MAGNIFICENTLY ON MANY SUGU OCCASIONS IN THE PAST AND Į KNOW THEY WILL CONTINUE TO SHOULDER THE DUNDEN OF MAINTAINING LAW AND ORDER IN OUR COMMUNITY DRAVELY AND EFFICIENTLY.“
IN THIS, HE ADDED, THE POLICE DESERVED EVERY SUPPORT FROM
EVERY CITIZEN.
THE GOVERNOR NOTED THAT THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG IN THEIR NEIGHBOURHOODS WERE DEGINNING TO ESTABLISH A NEW RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OTHER, AS WELL AS WITH THE POLICE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS. THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY TO ACHIEVE DETTER THINGS IN THE FUTURE, HE SAID.
FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECHL
*I AM DELIGHTED TO MEET YOU ALL AGAIN WERE AT THIS ANNUAL SPRING RECEPTION.
*THE PAST YEAR HAS NOT DEEN AN EASY ONE FOR HONG KONG, AND THE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED ONSET OF A WORLD-VIDE RECESSION HAS NAISED MANY DIFFICULTIES FOR US. GREAT AS THESE HAVE DEEN, AND GENUINE AS I KNOW THE HARDSHIP ON INDIVIDUALS IS, THE EFFORTS OF ALL OUR PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER HAVE SO FAR DROUGHT HONG KONG THROUGH THESE DIFFICULTIES DETTER THAN MOST OTHER COMMUNITIES.
<FOR THE GOVERNMENT THE DOWN-TURN HAS MEANT THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO DO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT NEED DOING AS QUICKLY AS WE AND YOU WOULD WISH. BUT I ASSURE YOU A GREAT DEAL WILL STILL DE DONE. FORTUNATELY THERE ARE GROUNDS FOR HOPE OF SOME UP-TURN BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.
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