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SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 1987

THE SHOW WILL BE BROADCAST ON RTHK RADIO 1 BETWEEN 5 PM AND 6 PM ON JANUARY 25,

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE URGED RESIDENTS TO BE ON GUARD AGAINST BURGLARS.

+NOT ALL THE CASES OF BURGLARIES REPORTED TO THE POLICE INVOLVE BREAKING-IN MANY ARE CAUSED BY SHEER CARELESSNESS ON THE PART OF HOUSE HOLDERS,+ HE SAID.

+NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS AGAINST CRIME,+ HE ADDED.

CRIME PREVENTION MEASURES HIGHLIGHTED IN THE SHOW INCLUDED LOCKING UP DOORS AND WINDOWS PROPERLY AT NIGHT OR BEFORE LEAVING HOME, CHECKING THE CONDITIONS OF LOCKS AND WINDOW GRILLES OR BARS, AND CAREFULLY CHECKING THE IDENTITY OF STRANGERS WHO MAY CALL AT FLATS.

+ANYONE REQUIRING FURTHER ADVICE OF CRIME PREVENTION MAY CONTACT THE POLICE CRIME PREVENTION BUREAU AT 3-7212486 OR THE CRIME PREVENTION OFFICER AT THE LOCAL DISTRICT POLICE STATION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

WITH THE YEAR-END CLEAN-UP IN MIND, AN URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT HOUSEHOLDERS COULD GREATLY ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT'S CLEANSING SERVICES PERSONNEL BY TAKING THEIR JUNK AND REFUSE TO THEIR NEAREST JUNK OR REFUSE COLLECTION POINT.

FROM JANUARY 22 THROUGH JANUARY 28, 95 TEMPORARY AND 133 PERMANENT JUNK OR REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS WILL BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC IN THE URBAN AREAS.

+ IF RESIDENTS ARE NOT SURE OF THE LOCATION OF THESE POINTS, THEY CAN CALL THE LITTER HOTLINE -- 5-8105599

· 5-8105599 -- OR THEIR LOCAL USD DISTRICT OFFICE TO FIND OUT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

TODAY'S VARIETY SHOW WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES AND RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG.

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