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WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1990

LAST THREE A TOTAL OF 87 INCIDENTS HAD BEEN REPORTED OVER THE

INDECENT ASSAULT, 15 WITH YEARS. OF THESE, ONE WAS CONNECTED WITH DRUGS AND THE REMAINDER INVOLVED TRESPASSING, MOSTLY CONCERNING PEOPLE SEEKING SALEABLE ITEMS FROM VACATED FLATS.

CONTEXT OF MR HSU SAID THESE STATISTICS SHOULD BE SEEN IN THE

WHICH INVOLVED RECOVERING THE COMPREHENSIVE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 49,743 VACANT UNITS IN 196 BLOCKS IN SAME PERIOD.

TO

SAY

THAT

TH

IS BEING HOUSING AUTHORITY THE "THIS IS NOT

SAID, HE

ADDING THAT

HOUSING THE COMPLACENT WITH THE SITUATION,

PREVENT ANY MISUSE DEPARTMENT HAD ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING MEASURES TO OF VACANT FLATS:

AND

STAIRCASES

(A) ALL VACANT UNITS ARE IMMEDIATELY SEALED AND PAINTED WITH

PLACED AT LUMINOUS STICKERS ARE WARNING NOTICE AGAINST TRESPASSING.

A WHOLE FLOOR IS CONSPICUOUS PLACES FOR EASY IDENTIFICATION.

ΤΟ CLOSED SUBJECT

FIRE EMPTY, THE CORRIDORS SERVICES REQUIREMENTS;

A

ARE

AN UPDATED LIST OF (B) OFFICERS PATROLLING THE ESTATES KEEP

THE LOCAL POLICE REGULARLY VACANT UNITS, WHICH IS ALSO SENT TO

WHEN HALF OF FACILITATE THEIR ROUTINE

ARE POSTED

PATROLS.

UNITS IN A HOUSING BLOCK ARE VACANT, THE BUILDING; AND

(C) REGULAR

IN

ADDITION,

GUARDS SECURITY

TO THE

то

WITH

RESIDENTS WHICH MAY

AND ARISE AND TO

LOCAL

ARE HELD MEETINGS

PROBLEMS IDENTIFY ANY PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE.

LIAISON BODIES TO

SPECIAL SCHOOLS FOR MALADJUSTED CHILDREN

CATERING FOR MALADJUSTED THERE ARE NOW EIGHT SPECIAL SCHOOLS CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF EIGHT AND 16, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE HON K.Y. YEUNG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE (WEDNESDAY).

COUNCIL TODAY

MR TU,

YEUNG SAID

CARE

THE SERVICES BY ATTENDING WHILE

SPECIAL

REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON ELSIE THESE CHILDREN WERE PROVIDED WITH RESIDENTIAL

SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENTS EDUCATION AND SCHOOLS.

"THEY RESIDE EITHER IN HOMES ATTACHED TO OR HOSTELS NEARBY THE SPECIAL SCHOOLS," HE SAID.

THE SPECIAL SCHOOLS

CARE WAS

OFF BETTER

NOT

MR YEUNG SAID SUCH SPECIAL EDUCATION AND RESIDENTIAL

WERE WHO HOMES, BROKEN PROVIDED TO CHILDREN FROM LIVING AT HOME.

/ALL THE