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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1991

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TRIAD ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOLS CLOSELY MONITORED

PART

SECRETARY FOR COUNCIL TODAY

THE POLICE CLOSELY MONITOR TRIAD ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOLS AS OF ANTI-TRIAD OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, THE SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, SAID IN THE (WEDNESDAY).

LEGISLATIVE

REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHEUNG MAN-KWONG, SAID THEY DID THAT THROUGH THE SCHOOL LIAISON SYSTEM.

MR ASPREY

TALKS THE

"POLICE LIAISON OFFICERS VISIT SCHOOLS REGULARLY TO GIVE TO STUDENTS TO EXPLAIN THE DANGERS OF INVOLVEMENT WITH TRIADS AND

BY TRIAD MEMBERS, PROPER ACTION TO BE TAKEN IF THEY ARE APPROACHED HE SAID.

TRIAD

INVOLVEMENT HAD

DANGERS OF A TEACHING PACKAGE ON THE REEN INTRODUCED IN ALL PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

THE EDUCATION "WITHIN SCHOOLS, THE APPROACH IS TO ENSURE THAT

REWARDING AS POSSIBLE PROVIDED IS AS POSITIVE AND

90 THAT SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE LESS VULNERABLE TO TRIAD INFLUENCE," MR ASPREY SAID.

IN

STUDENTS

HE NOTED THAT A PRIORITY AREA WAS TO GIVE GUIDANCE TO AT RISK. GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING WORK

HAD SCHOOLS STRENGTHENED BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STUDENT GUIDANCE OFFICERS SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS.

BEEN AND

TAKEN ΤΟ

FILMS, PAMPHLETS AND

THE SECRETARY ALSO SAID THE FIGHT AGAINST TRIADS WAS THE COMMUNITY

LARGE

EDUCATIONAL THROUGH A'T ANNOUNCEMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST.

A PRIMARY TARGET OF THIS

PUBLICITY WAS SCHOOL

CHILDREN AND

THEIR PARENTS.

MEANWHILE, MR ASPREY SAID

POLICE OFFICERS

ALSO VISITED FREQUENTED AMUSEMENT GAMES CENTRES AND OTHER LOCATIONS WHICH MIGHT BE

BY TRIADS IN ONE BY STUDENTS OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS, AND INFILTRATED FORM OR ANOTHER. THIS HAD RESULTED IN THE ARREST OF A NUMBER OF MEMBERS.

TRIAD

GROUP, WHICH "THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE HAS SET UP A WORKING

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, ΤΟ INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES OF THE POLICE AND LMPROVE THE TRAINING OF TEACHERS IN THE IDENTIFICATION AND OF DELINQUENCY, MR ASPREY ADDED.

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PREVENTION

"AMONG OTHER THINGS, A 60-HOUR COURSE ON THIS SUBJECT HAS DEVISED AND PROVIDED TO STAFF IN THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION."

THE SECRETARY URGED THE PUBLIC, TEACHERS, PARENTS AND

PROVIDE EVIDENCE CRIME,

AND BE THEMSELVES TO REPORT TESTIFY AGAINST CULPRITS.

BREN

STUDENTS WILLING TO

CO-OPERATION

OF THE

COMMUNITY

IN

THE FIGHT

AGAINST THE TRIADS, HE SAID.

"WITH SUCH ASSISTANCE WE CAN AND WILL MAKE PROGRESS TO

TEACHERS AND STUDENTS FROM HARASSMENT.

PROTECT

"WE NEED

THE

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