XN000022-1985-08-23 — Page 12

FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1985

11

OFF TO UN TALKS ON CRIME

***

THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR CHAN WA-SHEK, WILL BE LEAVING FOR ITALY THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING TO ATTEND THE SEVENTH UNITED NATIONS CONGRESS ON THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS, AS A MEMBER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM DELEGATION.

THE CONGRESS WILL BE HELD IN MILAN FROM AUGUST 26 TO SEPTEMBER 6.

DRIVE AGAINST THROWING OBJECTS+ STARTS

*****

A MONTH-LONG DRIVE TO URGE RESIDENTS NOT TO THROW OBJECTS OUT OF WINDOWS WILL BE CARRIED OUT AMONG SCHOOLS AND HOUSING ESTATES IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT.

ABOUT $31 000 HAS BEEN SET ASIDE BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD FOR THE CAMPAIGN, WHICH WILL RUN FROM TODAY (FRIDAY) TO SEPTEMBER 20.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE OF THE +CAMPAIGN AGAINST THROWING OBJECTS FROM BUILDINGS, MR LAI CHI-TONG, SAID THE EFFORT WAS BE ING DIRECTED AT ABOUT 37 000 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN AND 40 000 HOUSEHOLDS IN THE DISTRICT'S LARGE HOUSING AREAS.

—-—

+SIX PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES WAH FU, SHEK PAI WAN, WONG CHUK HANG, AP LEI CHAU AND YUE KWONG CHUEN AND THE HOME OWNERSHIP YUE FAI COURT ARE THE TARGETS OF THE CAMPAIGN AS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED CONCERNING OBJECTS THROWN BY TENANTS THERE.

+ THE CAMPAIGN WILL ALSO COVER THE ABERDEEN CENTRE AT THE REQUEST OF THE BUILDING'S RESIDENT ORGANISATIONS, MR LAI SAID.

DURING THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD, BANNERS, POSTERS, LEAFLETS, STICKERS, RULERS AND WALL CALENDARS WILL BE DISPLAYED OR DISTRIBUTED TO RESIDENTS AND STUDENTS, AND A BROADCAST VAN WILL TOUR HOUSING ESTATES TO REMIND RESIDENTS OF THE DANGERS OF THROWING OBJECTS FROM WINDOWS.

+TO ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT, SCHOOL AUTHORITIES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS WILL BE INVOLVED IN DISTRIBUTING VARIOUS PUBLICITY ITEMS, WHILE DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL ACCOMPANY THE BROADCAST VAN DURING THE ESTATE TOURS TO APPEAL TO RESIDENTS PERSONALLY, MR LAI ADDED.

/12

E