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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1988

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF

MR CLEMENT LEUNG,

DISTRICT

THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE

MONG OFFICER,

KOK: MR CHOW ASSISTANT

BOARD: AND

CHIU MR

KWOK-HUNG, CHUN-FAI, CHAIRMAN OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CAMPAIGN'S CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE.

DISTRICT

NOTE TO EDITORS;

MEDIA

ΤΟ COVER THE OPENING CAMPAIGN 1988-89 AND THE 2.30 PM TOMORROW ON

KOWLOON.

ARE INVITED REPRESENTATIVES CEREMONY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT SEMINAR ON NOISE POLLUTION WHICH WILL BEGIN AT THE 6TH FLOOR OF GRAND TOWER HOTEL, 627-641 NATHAN ROAD,

POLICE ACTION AGAINST UNSCRUPULOUS TAXI DRIVERS

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TSIM SHA TSUI POLICE ARE

UP STEPPING

ENFORCEMENT

ACTION

AGAINST MALPRACTICES BY UNSCRUPULOUS TAXI DRIVERS.

SAID

THAT

MR JIM ROBB, DIVISIONAL COMMANDER,

TODAY (SATURDAY) PROSECUTION HAD BEEN TAKEN AGAINST THOSE DRIVERS FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT THE RECENT UPSURGE IN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS CLEARLY INDICATED THAT STRONGER ACTION WAS REQUIRED.

YEAR, POLICE SUMMONSED OR

IN THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS OF THIS

DRIVERS CHARGED A TOTAL OF 264 TAXI

WITH VARIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENCES THE MAJORITY BEING RELATING TO THE HIRING OF TAXI IN TSIM SHA TSUI, DISPLAYING UNAUTHORIZED SIGNS (153) AND REFUSING HIRE (58).

THIS COMPARES WITH A TOTAL OF 145 IN 1987 AND 62 IN 1986.

SITUATION AS 'UNACCEPTABLE',

DESCRIBING THE

"FROM THE BEGINNING OF NEXT MONTH, MORE PLAIN BE DEPLOYED TO CHECK ON SUCH ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES.

CLOTHES

ROBB MR

SAID: OFFICERS WILL

"THIS HAS BEEN PROVED TO BE QUITE SUCCESSFUL IN THE PAST.

POLICE HAVE

OTHER THAN COMPLAINTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, ALSO RECEIVED 28 REPORTS OF CRIMINAL · DAMAGE TO TAXIS AND 18 ASSAULTS OF TAXI DRIVERS BY DISGRUNTLED WOULD-BE PASSENGERS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR.

MR ROBB SAID: GROWING PROBLEM.

"THE FIGURES ARE

TWO OTHER

POINTERS

OF

THIS

"WE MUST NOT ALLOW SOME UNSCRUPULOUS ELEMENTS TO TARNISH THE REPUTATION OF THE TRADE.

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ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL COMMANDER, OPERATIONS, CHIEF INSPECTOR WONG HUNG-TAK IS KEEPING AN EYE ON THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATION AGAINST

TO REDUCE THE PROBLEM TAXI MALPRACTICES AND

TO A

MINIMUM.

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