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FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1981

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JOINT EFFORT REQUIRED TO BEAT CRIME

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JOINT EFFORT AMONG GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, LOCAL ORGANISATION AND YOUTH CENTRES WILL HELP FIGHT CRIME INVOLVING YOUNG PEOPLE, TWO MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE HAVE BEEN TOLD.

THEY WERE LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MR CHARLES YEUNG, AND MR ALASDAIR SINCLAIR, WHO REPRESENTED THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, AT THE TAI PO DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE MEETING.

THE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER MR NICKY LO, AND ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE POLICE AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND ALSO BY LOCAL LEADERS.

A REPORT BY THE WORKING GROUP ON YOUTH CRIME WAS DISCUSSED.

THE COMMITTEE SUGGESTED MORE PRE-VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS BE SET UP TO PROVIDE PROPER CAREER TRAINING FOR FORM 3 DROPOUTS TO PREVENT THEM FROM GETTING INVOLVED IN CRIME.

APART FROM THIS COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHARED THE VIEW THAT YOUTH CENTRES, LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND PARENTS SHOULD ALL DO THEIR PART TO HELP FIGHT YOUTH CRIME.

THIS COULD BE DONE BY ORGANISING MORE YOUTH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS TRAINING COURSES, SEMINARS AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES AND SO ON.

THE MEETING NOTED THAT FAMILY LIFE ALSO PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN PREVENTING YOUTH CRIME AND CHILDREN SHOULD BE GIVEN MORE PARENTAL CARE.

KCR SEEKS TENDERS FOR FENCE WORK

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THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY IS INVITING PEOPLE TO TENDER FOR THE JOB OF FENCING OFF THE SECTION SOUTH OF BEACON HILL TUNNEL AND KOWLOON STATION IN HUNG HOM.

WORK ON THE TWO METRE-HIGH STRUCTURES, WHICH CAN BE EITHER A CHAIN-LINK OR STEEL BAR FENCE, SHOULD START IN NOVEMBER AND BE COMPLETED IN SIX MONTHS. THE CONTRACT WILL FORM A COMPLETE FENCING OFF OF THE KCR LINE FROM KOWLOON TO LO WU, A KCR SPOKESMAN SAID.

SEVERAL BRIDGES AND SUBWAYS ARE NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND THESE WILL BE COMPLETED ONCE THE FENCING HAS BEEN RAISED.

WORK.

THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE OF THE KCR WILL SUPERVISE THE

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