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THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1991

ALTOGETHER THERE ARE ABOUT 300 TABLES IN 20 SECTIONS, COVERING WHEREVER POSSIBLE A 10-YEAR PERIOD FROM 1980-1989.

THE REPORT IS AVAILABLE AT $98 PER COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL AND THE PUBLICATIONS SALE COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.

CHINESE VERSION OF CRIME REPORT AVAILABLE

THE CHINESE

VERSION OF THE REPORT ON THE VICTIMISATION SURVEY IS NOW AVAILABLE.

1990 CRIME

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY} THAT DETAILED FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY, ALONG WITH THE ENGLISH VERSION OF THE REPORT, HAD BEEN RELEASED IN NOVEMBER, LAST YEAR.

SURVEY CONDUCTED IN JANUARY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

THE FINDINGS WERE BASED ON A 1990 BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE.

OF CRIME WITH 1986,

THE MAIN FINDINGS WERE THAT THE INCIDENCE VICTIMISATION DECREASED BY 30 PER CENT IN 1989 COMPARED THAT THE CRIME REPORTING RATE INCREASED FROM 32 PER CENT TO 34 PER CENT DURING THE SAME PERIOD, AND THAT ABOUT HALF OF THE POPULATION AGED 18 AND ABOVE CONSIDERED THAT THE DEATH SENTENCE SHOULD NOT BE ABOLISHED.

COPIES OF THE ENGLISH VERSION OF THE REPORT HAVE BEEN ON SALE SINCE NOVEMBER LAST YEAR AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AND THE PUBLICATIONS OFFICE OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

COPIES OF THE CHINESE THESE TWO OUTLETS.

VERSION ARE NOW ALSO AVAILABLE FROM

FIGHT CRIME CARNIVAL IN YAU TSIM

A CARNIVAL TO SPREAD THE FIGHT CRIME MESSAGE WILL BE HELD AT THE URBAN COUNCIL CENTENARY GARDEN, TSIM SHA TSUI EAST, ON SUNDAY

(JANUARY 20).

IT WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM AND WILL INCLUDE A VARIETY POLICE BAND PERFORMANCE, STALL GAMES, A QUIZ, LUCKY DRAW AND OF CRIME PREVENTION EQUIPMENT,

SHOW, DISPLAY

/A SIMULATED