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FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1987

SIX MORE BUILDINGS JOIN NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME

SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE TERRITORY WIDE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME IN NOVEMBER 1985, THERE HAD BEEN GREAT SUCCESS IN CURBING CRIME, PARTICULARLY IN REDUCING BURGLARY IN THE BUILDINGS, EASTERN DISTRICT POLICE COMMANDER, MR R.M.A. HARPER, SAID TONIGHT (FRIDAY).

HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH PHASE OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME AT THE CITYPLAZA, TAIKOO SHING.

MR HARPER POINTED OUT THAT BURGLARIES IN EASTERN DISTRICT HAD DECREASED FROM 962 IN 1985 TO 824 IN 1986. IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR THE FIGURE WAS 294.

"THIS ENCOURAGING TREND CAN IN PART BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE FACT THAT IN THE FIRST THREE COMPLETED PHASES OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME, 4,248 HOUSEHOLDS HAVE FORMED 344 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH UNITS IN 18 DOMESTIC BUILDINGS IN THE DISTRICT, MR HARPER SAID.

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THE FOURTH PHASE OF THE SCHEME INVOLVES SIX BUILDINGS, INCLUDING TWO BLOCKS OF PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING WITH A TOTAL OF 114 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH UNITS COMPRISING 947 HOUSEHOLDS.

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR GARY YEUNG, SAID THE BASIC SPIRIT OF THE SCHEME WAS TO MOBILISE THE PUBLIC TO ESTABLISH A CLOSE LINK AMONG NEIGHBOURS OF THE SAME BUILDING TO TAKE POSITIVE STEPS TO GUARD THEIR HOMES AND PROPERTY.

"THOSE HOUSEHOLDS WHO HAD ALREADY JOINED THE SCHEME HAVE TAKEN A BIG STEP FORWARD IN HELPING THE POLICE FIGHT CRIME," MR YEUNG SAID.

YOUNG MUSICIANS LEAVE FOR UK

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A GROUP OF TALENTED YOUNG MUSICIANS LEFT FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM TODAY (FRIDAY) FOR A 17-DAY CONCERT TOUR.

LED BY TOUR DIRECTOR, MR THOMAS WANG, CONDUCTOR, MISS YIP WING-SIE, AND SEVEN OTHER MUSIC OFFICE, THE DELEGATION COMPRISES 68 MEMBERS YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

PRINCIPAL GUEST OFFICIALS FROM THE OF THE HONG KONG

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