XN000022-1986-07-09 — Page 13

10

I

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1986

+THE DEFECT IN EXISTING LAWS IS THAT IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE TO FULLY EXPOSE THE SERIOUSNESS OF ORGANISED CRIME OF TRIAD SOCIETIES AND IT WOULD ALSO BE DIFFICULT TO BRING TO JUSTICE THE RING LEADER BEHIND THE SCENE,+ SHE SAID.

FOR EXAMPLE, IF SOMEONE MADE USE OF THE GAIN OBTAINED FROM TRIAD ACTIVITIES TO RUN SOME LEGAL BUSINESS, SUCH A PERSON COULD BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE UNDER THE AMERICAN RICO STATUTE AND HIS GAINS COULD ALSO BE CONFISCATED SO THAT THE ENTIRE CRIMINAL ORGANISATION WOULD BE HARD HIT AND CONSEQUENTLY PUT OUT OF EXISTENCE.

JOINT EFFORT NEEDED TO CURB ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOLS

******

THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE SHOULD NOT AND CANNOT BE THE SOLE DEPARTMENT COMMITTED TO THE TASK OF CURBING TRIAD ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOLS, THE HON PAULINE NG SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SHE SAID SHE BELIEVED IT WAS ONLY THROUGH THE CO-OPERATION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE ICAC AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED THAT THE TASK WOULD ATTAIN ANY SUCCESS.

SHE WAS SPEAKING AT THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON THE DISCUSSION DOCUMENT ON THE TRIAD PROBLEM.

MRS NG SAID SHE REGRETTED THAT THE DOCUMENT HAD NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED THE TRIAD PROBLEM IN SCHOOLS.

TO COUNTER THE TRIAD PROBLEM IN SCHOOLS, SHE SUGGESTED THAT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SHOULD REVIEW THE FORMMASTER SYSTEM.

AS FORMMASTERS WERE WORKING IN THE FRONT-LINE IN THEIR CONTACT WITH STUDENTS, SHE SAID THE RELEVANT AUTHORITY SHOULD CUT DOWN THE IR TEACHING SESSIONS TO ALLOW THEM AMPLE TIME TO GET TO KNOW THE IR STUDENTS BETTER, KEEP IN TOUCH WITH PARENTS AND TAKE EARLY PRECAUTIONS AGAINST TRIAD ACTIVITIES,

AS FAR AS THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WAS CONCERNED, MRS NG SAID IT SHOULD REVISE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THE EXISTING RATIO OF ONE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER TO 4 000 STUDENTS,

UNDER THIS RATIO, SHE SAID, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS WERE TOO FULLY OCCUPIED AND WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT COUNSELLING SERVICE TO, STUDENTS.

/MEANWHILE,