XN000022-1980-07-08 — Page 4

TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1980

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TWO MEMBERS OF THE MAIN FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, MR LEWIS DAVIES, SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, AND MR CHAN PAK-KEUNG, TODAY

LANNED OF Tnd DISTRICT'S AIMO AND prurused CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES, WHEN THEY VISITED THE LOCAL COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS WITH MEMBERS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN TO CONTAIN THE CRIME PROBLEMS.

THEIR VISIT WAS AMONG A SERIES BY MEMBERS OF THE MAIN FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE TO VARIOUS DISTRICTS.

AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE DISTRICT COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS REGINA LAU AND ATTENDED BY THE DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT (MONG KOK), MR G. R. LLOYD, THE VISITORS WERE TOLD THAT THE CAMPAIGN WAS INTENDED TO CONCENTRATE EFFORTS IN EDUCATING THE PUBLIC TO CO-OPERATE CLOSELY WITH THE POLICE BY REPORTING ANY CRIME THAT CAME TO THEIR NOTICE.

THROUGH ADVICE AND MOTIVATION, THE COMMUNITY WOULD ALSO BE ENCOURAGED TO BE MORE SECURITY CONSCIOUS, THUS HELPING DETER CRIME AT A GRASS-ROOT LEVEL.

2 587 FIRE HAZARD ABATEMENT NOTICES ISSUED

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A TOTAL OF 2 587 FIRE HAZARD ABATEMENT NOTICES WERE ISSUED DURING THE FIRST QUARTER THIS YEAR AS A RESULT OF 68 766 INSPECTIONS TO ALL TYPES OF PREMISES AND DANGEROUS GOODS VEHICLES BY THE FIRE PROTECTION BUREAU OF THE FIRE SERVICES.

PROSECUTIONS TOTALLED 862 WITH FINES IMPOSED AMOUNTING TO MORE THAN $284 000.

IN THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, THE BUREAU CARRIED OUT 63 251 INSPECTIONS AND ISSUED 1 856 FIRE HAZARD ABATEMENT NOTICES. IN ADDITION, 1 006 PROSECUTIONS WERE UNDERTAKEN RESULTING IN FINES AMOUNTING TO MORE THAN $343 000.

IN THE WHOLE OF 1979 THE BUREAU CARRIED OUT 289 280 INSPECTIONS RESULTING IN THE ISSUE OF 10 316 FIRE HAZARD ABATEMENT NOTICES. SOME 3 622 PROSECUTIONS WERE TAKEN OUT RESULTING IN FINES AMOUNTING TO MORE THAN $1.1 MILLION BEING IMPOSED.

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