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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1989

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"WE WILL HAVE MOR', WORK TO DO INITIALLY TAKING DOWN SIGNS BUT WE WILL ONLY HAVE TO KEEP THEM FOR A MONTH BEFORE OF THEM.

"THE MEASURES WILL HIT VICE OPERATORS AND ENVIRONMENT."

MORE VICE DISPOSING

CLEAN UP THE CITY

MR BUTE SAID THAT PROPOSED LEGISLATION WOULD ALSO INTRODUCE CLOSURE ORDER SCHEME WHICH WOULD ALLOW COURTS TO ORDER THE CLOSURE PREMISES WHERE OFFENCES RELATED TO VICE HAD OCCURRED TWICE WITHIN YEAR.

ESTABLISHMENTY

A

OF

ONE

THE IN

AREA, ONE WOMAN LADY

"1HERE ARE SOME 460 VICE CLASSIFIED INTO FISH BALL STALLS, NIGHT CLUBS/DANCE HALLS,

ESTABLISHMENTS, BROTHELS, VILLAS/APARTMENTS, UNLICENSED MASSAGE BARBER SHOPS, ESCORT COMPANIES AND PORNOGRAPHIC VIDEO CENTRES.

ESTABLISHMENTS,

OF AND

SITUATIONS

"EVERY MONTH WE MAKE A FRESH ACCOUNT OF THESE SHOWING INFORMATION ON NUMBERS, ADDRESSES FROM STATISTICS GATHERED WE WORK OUT OUR PRIORITY OF ACTION.

"PRIORITY IS BASED ON WHETHER GIRLS, TRIAD CONTROL AND WALK-IN CONSIDERATION WHETHER ESTABLISHMENTS LIKE LOAN SHARKING, AND WHETHER IT SCENE.

"

IS

RAIDS.

ESTABLISHMENTS HAVE UNDER-AGED

WE SEX.

ALSO ТАКВ INTO INVOLVE OTHER RELATED CRIMES,

ON THE ESTABLISHMENT A NEW

BRING HARD PRESSED BY

MR BUTE SAID SOME ESTABLISHMENTS WERE FREQUE IT RAIDS, WHICH ALSO SERVED AS A WARNING TO CUSTOMERS.

MONG KOK AREA, ASIA, MOSTLY FROM

NEARLY 90 PER CENT OF PROSTITUTES OFBRATING IN MR BUTE SAID, WERE FROM OTHER AREAS OF SOUTHEAST THE PHILI PINES, THAILAND AND MALAYSIA.

IDENTITY OVER HALF OF THE ARRESTED PROSTITUTES HOLD HONG KONG

WHEN WE COME ACROSS FROM FALSE MARRIAGES. CARDS, WHICH THEY GET

FOR US THESE WC IBN HOLDING HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS 1T 18 IMPOSSIBLE TO REPATRIATE THEM BACK TO THEIR COUNTRIES.

"ONLY IF THEY DO NOT HAVE LOCAL

OR

IN HONG KONG CHARGES ON THEM."

BREACHING

WORKING CONDITIONS THEIR

IDENTITIES, ARE OVER-STAYING CAN WE LAY

MR BUTE SAID THAT UNDER-AGED GIRLS WERE A LESSER PROBLEM. THE STRIVING VICE BUSINESS IN MONG KOK IS PLACING A HEAVY LOAD ON SPECIAL DUTY SQUADS UNDER MR BUTE'S COMMAND.

IT IS QUITE OFTEN THAT STAFF WORK CONTINUOUSLY FOR 30 HOURS A TIME AND SOMETIMES THEY HAVE REACHED 40 HOURS WITHOUT A BREAK.

WORK

AT

"BECAUSE SEIZURES