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FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1987

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1986 CRIME IN EASTERN DROPS BY 10 PER CENT

THE OVERALL CRIME RATE IN EASTERN DISTRICT IN 1986 DROPPED BY 10.1 PER CENT, OVER 1985, DESPITE THE RAPID POPULATION GROWTH.

A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR LEE YU-TAI, MADE THIS COMMENT DURING A PASSING-OUT CEREMONY AT THE AUXILIARY POLICE HEADQUARTERS IN KOWLOON BAY THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON,

HE SAID THE 253 ROBBERY CASES REPORTED IN THE DISTRICT IN 1986 WERE THE LOWEST IN 16 YEARS. MOREOVER, BURGLARY WENT DOWN BY 14.3 PER CENT DURING THE YEAR, AND FURTHER DECREASES WERE OBSERVED IN MAY AND JUNE THIS YEAR.

MR LEE ATTRIBUTED THE TREND TO THE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN LOCAL RESIDENTS AND THE POLICE--BOTH REGULARS AND AUXILIARIES--IN CRIME PREVENTION AND ANTI-TRIAD OPERATIONS.

RECENT

EXPRESSING CONCERN OVER THE

BOMB EXPLOSIONS, PARTICULARLY THE ONE IN TAIKOO SHING, MR LEE SAID HE WAS CONFIDENT ABOUT THE FORCE'S CAPABILITY TO SOLVE THESE CASES AND IN STAMPING OUT ALL SABOTAGE.

HE CALLED ON AUXILIARY POLICE OFFICERS TO KEEP UP THEIR GOOD WORK IN MAINTAINING LAW AND ORDER IN THE TERRITORY.

PASSING-OUT TODAY WERE 165 AUXILIARY OFFICERS FROM THE EASTERN DISTRICT. THEY HAVE JUST COMPLETED A ONE-WEEK RESIDENTIAL REFRESHER COURSE.

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