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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1984

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''THE COMMERCIAL CRIME BUREAU HAS BEEN EXPANDED AND IS GEARED TO MEET THIS SCENE. ONE OF THE DEVELOPMENTS WAS THE

SETTING UP OF TASK FORCES TO HANDLE A PARTICULAR CRIME COMPRISING ALL BODIES INTERESTED IN THE CASE WITH THE ADDITION OF THE NECESSARY EXPERTISE TO WORK TOGETHER IN CONSULTATION AND MAKE THE OPTIMUM USE OF ALL RESOURCES, MR WEBSTER SAID.

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HE PAID TRIBUTE TO THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1973 AND LAST RECONSTITUTED IN MAY 1983 TO CO-ORDINATE FIGHT CRIME EFFORTS.

HE EMPHASISED THAT THE COMMITTEE IS INVALUABLE IN HELPING POLICE MEET THE EVER CHANGING CRIME SITUATION.

MR WEBSTER HOPED THAT IN THE ROTARIANS' THEME FOR 1984-85 ''DISCOVER A NEW WORLD OF SERVICE'' THEY WILL FIND PART OF THE IR SERVICE IN HELPING POLICE FIGHT CRIME.

BROADCASTING REVIEW BOARD TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS

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THE BROADCASTING REVIEW BOARD 3S TO OPEN-UP ITS DELIBERATIONS AND MAKE ITSELF AVAILABLE IN PUBLIC TO HEAR IN MORE DETAIL THE VIEWS OF THOSE WHO HAVE COMMENTED ON THE FUTURE DIRECTION OF HONG KONG'S BROADCASTING SERVICES.

FROM MONDAY (DECEMBER 17), THE BOARD WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS IN THE URBAN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT EDINBURGH PLACE TO CONSIDER. THE PUBLIC COMMENTS IT HAS RECEIVED. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO LISTEN IN AT THESE OPEN HEARINGS, WHICH WILL BE CONDUCTED BETWEEN 9 AM AND 1 PM ON WEEKDAYS UP TO THE END OF JANUARY. HEARINGS WILL NOT BE HELD ON DECEMBER 27, 28 AND 31.

ALL THOSE WHO HAVE MADE REPRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD AND INDICATED A WILLINGNESS TO ATTEND THE PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO APPEAR TO ELABORATE ON THEIR ORIGINAL SUBMISSIONS AND TO HOLD DISCUSSIONS WITH BOARD MEMBERS.10

REPRESENTATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE TELEVISION AND RADIO LICENSEES, EDUCATIONAL BODIES, RELIGIOUS GROUPS, WELFARE ORGANISATIONS, DISTRICT BOARDS, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, INTEREST GROUPS, AS WELL AS CONCERNED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

THE REVIEW BOARD PANEL WILL COMPRISE THE CHAIRMAN, THE HON MR JUSTICE POWER; THE COMMISSIONER FOR TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING, MR ROBERT SUN, JP; THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BOARD, MR PETER ALLAN: AND THE SECRETARY, MR ANTHONY COOPER. OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WILL SIT ON THE HEARINGS PANEL

IN ROTATION.

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