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SUNDAY, MAY 8, 1988

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ANTI YOUTH CRIME SQUARD SET UP IN SAU MAU PING

"THIS IS NOT A COMMUNITY RELATIONS EXERCISE, IT'S

AND IT ACTION AGAINST CRIME

13 NECESSARY IN SAU

POLICE ASSISTANT DISTRICT COMMANDER (CRIME) OF THE FUNG, SAID.

OFFENSIVE

MAU FORCE,

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LARRY

MR FUNG WAS NOT TALKING ABOUT MEASURES TO CONTROL "MISTER

HE CRIME SYNDICATES.

WAS DESCRIBING THE WORK OF A UNIQUE YOUTH-CRIME SQUAD SET UP TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM IN SAU MAU PING.

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THE ONLY SQUAD OF ITS KIND IN THE FORCE, ITS SERGEANT AND

THEIR MEMBERS CONSTABLES ARE HOMING IN ON STREET GANGS, IDENTIFYING AND THEIR ACTIVITIES.

"YOUTH CRIME IS VERY PREVALENT IN THE DISTRICT AND TO

TO COMBAT SAID IT A DEDICATED BODY OF OFFICERS HAS BEEN FORMED SINCE FEBRUARY," MR FUNG.

"THE SQUAD HAS ALREADY DETECTED 12 CASES, RANGING FROM ROBBERY

AND TO ASSAULT INVOLVING JUVENILES,

HAS IDENTIFIED

FOR BLACKSPOTS

YOUTH GANGS.

IN THE

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"STATISTICS SHOW THAT YOUTH CRIME ACTIVITIES BLACKSPOTS IDENTIFIED HAS DECREASED SINCE THE FORMATION OF THE SQUAD.

THE SQUAD GATHERS INTELLIGENCE AND INITIATES OPERATIONS AGAINST YOUTHS CAUSING NUISANCE AND COMMITTING CRIME.

"EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT COMMITTING CRIME, THEY MIGHT BE MAKING NUISANCE AND IF WE KEEP THEM ON THE MOVE IT LESSENS THEIR TENDENCY COMMIT CRIME, SAID MR FUNG.

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THE SQUAD PATROLS SCHOOLS TO WATCH FOR INTRUDERS AND SITINGS AND DETAILS OF STREET GATHERINGS ARE REPORTED DAILY.

OAFISH BEHAVIOUR, SUCH AS BOYS TEASING YOUNG FEMALES ARE ALSO NOTED.

SHOUTING, YELLING INSULTS OR

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MR

"WE ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF FAMILIAR FACES AND HAVE IDENTIFIED NUMBER OF POTENTIAL TROUBLE-MAKERS IN THE AREA,'

FUNG SAID. ARE ENCOURAGED BY THE SUCCESS."

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ESTATES

YOUTH ROBBERIES, INCLUDING

CRIME, BURGLARIES AND SNATCHING HEAD THE CRIME CHARTS IN SAU MAU PING, WITH PUBLIC HOUSING MORE PRONE TO BURGLARY THAN PRIVATE DWELLINGS AND FACTORIES.

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"THERE IS A VAST MIGRATION FROM HOUSING ESTATES IN THE DAYTIME AND WE ARE ADVISING RESIDENTS TO TIGHTEN UP SECURITY MEASURES, SAID MR FUNG.

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