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SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1990

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JOIN HANDS TO FIGHT CRIME

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THE FORCE IS UNDERTAKING AN EXPERIMENT TO IMPART TO VIETNAMESE REFUGEES LAW ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES IN THE TERRITORY IN AN EFFORT TO BUILD UP MUTUAL TRUST IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME.

THE FORCE IS AWAITING FEEDBACK ON ITS FIRST LECTURE GIVEN

PILLAR TO REFUGEE REPRESENTATIVES LIVING IN THE OPEN

IN POINT CAMP ORDER TO MAP OUT THE FUTURE STRATEGY OF SUCH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME.

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THE TWO-HOUR LECTURE WAS CONDUCTED BY STAFF OFFICER, COMMUNITY

IRENE RELATIONS, YUNG YEUK-LUN AND CHIEF STAFF INSPECTOR, SUPPORT,

THE LI SHUK-FUN OF

POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS BRANCH AUDIENCE OF 35 REFUGEE REPRESENTATIVES.

THE AUDIENCE INCLUDED BLOCK

TO (PPRB)

AN

LEADERS, GUARDS, REPRESENTATIVES

OF WOMEN'S, YOUTH AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS, TEACHERS, VIETNAMESE WORKERS AND CAMP MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

MRS NG SAID THAT IF RESPONSE WAS GOOD, THE NEXT LECTURE WOULD BE GIVEN TO REFUGEE REPRESENTATIVES RESIDING IN THE KAI TAK OPEN CAMP.

THE

RAISED BY SHE SAID THE DESIRABILITY OF SUCH LECTURE WAS FIRST UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER OF REFUGEE (UNHCR)

AN REPRESENTATIVES DURING

INTER-DEPARTMENTAL MEETING ON CRIME PREVENTION AND SECURITY HELD EARLY LAST MONTH.

TERRITORY

OF THE ASSISTANCE

MATTERS THAT

BEFORE

IN THE FIRST LECTURE, MRS NG, WITH INTERPRETERS, EXPLAINED A WIDE RANGE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT WERE RELEVANT TO THEIR DAY-TO-DAY

IN THE

ULTIMATE RESETTLEMENT.

LIVING

GIVEN THE FACT THAT MANY DO NOT EVEN COST THEM MONEY

INDICATES THAT, "OUR EXPERIENCE REFUGEES HAVE BEEN IN HONG KONG FOR YEARS, SOME OF THEM KNOW HOW TO REPORT A CRIME OR KNOW WHETHER IT WILL BY DOING SO."

"WHAT WE HOPE TO ACHIEVE, THROUGH THIS TYPE OF LECTURE, GET THEIR TRUST AND CO-OPERATION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME.' SAID.

AMONG TOPICS DISCUSSED WAS THE USE RESIDENTS' RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING OPERATIONS AND HOW TO EMERGENCY.

APPROACH POLICE FOR

IS TO MRS NG

OF AN IDENTITY CARD, POLICE STOP-AND-SEARCH ASSISTANCE IN CASE

OF

POLICE

PROCEDURE

FUTHERMORE, THE LECTURE ALSO EXPLAINED IN DETAIL THE FOR REPORTING CRIME, STATEMENT TAKING,

POWERS IN ARRESTS AND OTHER RELEVANT POWERS IN MAINTAINING LAW AND ORDER.

MAKING

/THE REPRESENTATIVES