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Wednesday, January 7, 1976

Mr. Davies thought that the emphasic should be on grenter

co-operation between the Police and monbors of the public.

He said that the Police had tried to got this message neroSS

through a campaign, the Police Call, the Junior Police Call, the Vice of

Junior Police Call, various Radio Hong Kong programmes, Press relenges

and Press conference.

Mr. Hilton Cheong-Leen also suggested making available at CEC's,

Kaifong offices and other suitable places a simple report form for uso

by members of the public who were not prepared to use the normal ch mls

to report crime.

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In reply, Mr. Davies said: "A systen such as my Honcurable

colleague proposes would detract from the present satisfactory trend f

increased reporting of crime to the Police by members of the public."

He said that by providing the simple report forms, it would

probably produce more reports, but I believe it would also produce more

papur and perhaps confusion."

"Certainly their reliability and content would be of a much

lower standard then these unde direct to a police officer so their usu

for investigative and statistical purposes would be lessened," he added.

It might also give a wrong impression that it was sufficient

to fill in a form in reporting crine.

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