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FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1989

SIR DAVID NOTED THAT THE BRIEFING SESSION ON THE RENUNCIATION SCHEME LAST DECEMBER, WHICH WAS INSTIGATED BY THE CRIME COMMITTEE, WAS VERY WELL SUPPORTED BY THE DISTRICT FIGHT COMMITTEES,

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"I UNDERSTAND THAT IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, THE DISTRICT CRIME COMMITTEES OF YAU TSIM, SOUTH, SHA TIN AND TSUEN WAN WILL FURTHER PUBLICISE THE SCHEME AT THE ANTI-TRIAD FUNCTIONS IN THEIR DISTRICTS, " HE SAID.

SIR DAVID PAID TRIBUTE TO THE WORK COMMITTEES IN FIGHTING CRIME OVER THE PAST YEAR.

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HE SAID THE TWO-TIER STRUCTURE OF THE CENTRAL FIGHT CRIMB COMMITTEE AND THE DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE PROVIDED A FRAMEWORK FOR CONSIDERATION OF POLICY ISSUES WHICH AFFECTED THE WHOLE OF HONG KONG BOTH AT THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND DISTRICT LEVELS.

"IT IS THEREFORE IMPORTANT THAT THERE IS GOOD COMMUNICATION, EXCHANGE OF VIEWS, AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE TWO TIERS, HE SAID.

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"I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE AND THE DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEES HAVE MAINTAINED CLOSE LINKS AND CO-OPERATION IN PURSUING ISSUES TO THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.

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SIR DAVID POINTED OUT THAT IN THE PAST YEAR, ALL DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEES HAD CONTINUED TO ASSIST THE POLICE IN REPORTING CRIME AND MONITORING THE CRIME SITUATION IN THEIR DISTRICTS.

THEY HAD MADE GOOD USE OF GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL RESOURCES TO COMPLEMENT THE EFFORTS OF THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE 1N THE FIGHT CRIME PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN WHICH CENTRED ON ANTI-TRIAD, ANTI-SHOPTHEFT AND HOME SECURITY.

MANPOWER SHORTAGE IN EDP PROFESSION * * * * *

A VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL SURVEY INDICATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING (EDP) PROFESSION WAS SEVERELY SHORT OF TRAINED PERSONNEL AND IT ALSO ESTIMATED THAT THIS YEAR THE FIELD WOULD NEED 2,000 MORE STAFF TO COPE WITH ITS MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS.

THE SURVEY FOUND THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN VACANCIES, A HIGH STAFF MOBILITY RATE AND A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF AS A RESULT OF RAPID BUSINESS EXPANSION AND EMIGRATION.

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