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"STRONG FORFEITURE

PROVISIONS

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17,

1990

WILL BE PROPOSED

SEEKING

ΤΟ

DEPRIVE CRIMINALS OF THE PROCEEDS OF THEIR CRIMES.

"A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF 25 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR TAKING PART IN

CRIMINAL ORGANISED

ACTIVITIES WILL BE SUGGESTED IN THE DRAFT LEGISLATION," MR MATHEWS SAID.

DURING THE LAST 18 MONTHS, LEGISLATION HAD ALSO BEEN ENACTED WHICH IMPOSED HEAVIER PENALTIES ON PEOPLE RUNNING ILLEGAL GAMBLING OPERATIONS.

"WE HAVE ALSO SOUGHT, THROUGH LEGISLATION, TO BETTER CONTROL NUISANCES ASSOCIATED WITH PROSTITUTION AND TO ENSURE FORFEITURE OF THE PROCEEDS OF DRUG TRAFFICKING," HE ADDED.

ACKNOWLEDGED

THE

BOTH THE GOVERNOR AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CONTRIBUTION OF DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEES

TO (DFCC) GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS IN FIGHTING CRIME, AND NOTED THAT TODAY'S CONFERENCE WAS A VALUABLE FORUM FOR AN EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON THE CRIME SITUATION.

TODAY'S CONFERENCE WAS CHAIRED BY FCC MEMBER, MRS ROSANNA TAM,

BY AND WAS ATTENDED

SOME 400 DELEGATES COMPRISING FCC AND DFCC MEMBERS AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES.

HOME

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SERVING AS PANELISTS AT THE PLENARY SESSION WERE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, MR JEREMY MATHEWS; SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY; SECRETARY FOR

AFFAIRS. MR PETER TSAO; SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG;

MR EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MR LI KWAN-HA; DIRECTOR OF YUET-TING; AND COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR CHAN WA-SHEK.

LI

DURING THE CONFERENCE, THE REPORTS ON FOUR PRE-CONFERENCE MEETINGS WERE DISCUSSED AND THEIR FINDINGS FURTHER EXAMINED.

THE DISCUSSION TOPICS WERE "YOUTH CRIMES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SHOPTHEFT, ROBBERY, CRIMINAL DAMAGES AND INTIMIDATION" "PARENTAL CARE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE" "CRIME INVOLVING TRIADS, STREET GANGS AND ORGANISED CRIME SYNDICATES" AND "CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE PROMOTION OF HOME SECURITY",

CS COMPLETES NORTH AMERICAN VISIT

THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, LEFT VANCOUVER FOR LONDON ON FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 16) EVENING AFTER A WEEK-LONG VISIT TO NORTH AMERICA.

SIR DAVID SAID HIS VISIT TO SAN FRANCISCO, SEATTLE AND VANCOUVER HAD BEEN A HECTIC SCHEDULE BUT A MOST ENJOYABLE ONE.

/HE SAID