XN000022-1990-07-22 — Page 5

SUNDAY, JULY 22, 1990

"THERE WERE 117 REPORTED CRIMES IN 1987, AND THE FIGURE DROPPED TO 50 IN 1988 AND TO 31 LAST YEAR," HE SAID.

HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO ROOM FOR COMPLACENCY AND THE DFCC WAS DETERMINED TO CONTINUE ITS EFFORTS IN THIS AREA, MR CHAN SAID.

THE ABERDEEN POLICE DIVISIONAL COMMANDER, MR TSE CHAN-FAI, ATTRIBUTED THE DROP TO STEPPED-UP PATROLS ON BEACHES BY BOTH UNIFORMED AND PLAIN CLOTHES POLICE OF ICERS AND THE PUBLICITY EFFORTS MADE BY THE DFCC.

HE EXPECTED THAT MORE PEOPLE WOULD VISIT THE BEACHES IN SOUTHERN THIS YEAR AS BETTER FACILITIES WERE NOW AVAILABLE FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE URBAN COUNCIL'S IMPROVEMENT WORKS.

THIS MEANT THAT UNRULY ELEMENTS WOULD NOW HAVE MORE TARGETS TO PREY UPON, MR CHAN SAID.

"ALTHOUGH THE POLICE WILL TRY ITS BEST TO CONTINUE FIGHTING BEACH CRIMES, BEACH-GOERS SHOULD ALSO DO THEIR PART BY TAKING CARE OF THEIR OWN PROPERTY AT ALL TIMES, HE SAID.

DURING TODAY'S PUBLICITY DRIVE, DFCC MEMBERS WENT ΤΟ REPULSE BAY TO DISTRIBUTE COPIES OF A COLOURFUL ANTI BEACH CRIME LEAFLET AND TO GIVE ADVICE TO SWIMMERS.

THE LEAFLET IS PRODUCED BY THE WESTERN JUNIOR POLICE CALL. USING CARTOONS, IT SPELLS OUT THE PRECAUTIONS THAT BEACH-GOERS SHOULD TAKE TO AVOID BECOMING CRIME VICTIMS.

THE PUBLICITY DRIVE AT BEACHES IS PART OF THE DFCC'S ANTI-CRIME CAMPAIGN THIS YEAR.

ANOTHER MAJOR ACTIVITY, AN ANTI-NARCOTICS BEACH BE HELD AT REPULSE BAY IN THE AFTERNOON OF AUGUST PRODUCED AND BROADCAST LIVE BY COMMERCIAL RADIO.

WILL IT WILL BE

CONCERT,

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OTHER ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE VISITS TO SCHOOLS, A FIGHT CRIME EXHIBITION, A "HOME AND SHOP SECURITY" SEMINAR AND A TELEGAMES DAY.

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