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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1991

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TURNING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, SIR DAVID

THERE WAS

SAID THAT EVEN THOUGH THE OVERALL CRIME FIGURES SHOWED A DOWNWARD TREND IN 1991, AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF VIOLENT CRIME IN THE LAST QUARTER.

"WE SHOULD NOT ALLOW THIS TO CONTINUE," HE SAID.

THEIR OPERATIONS. THEY MAINTAIN AND THIS HAS HELPED TO

"THE POLICE HAVE STEPPED UP CLOSE LIAISON WITH THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES REDUCE ACROSS THE BORDER CRIMES.

MANAGEMENT OF THE HIGH ISLAND "WITH THE TAKING OVER OF THE

MORE THAN DETENTION CENTRE BY THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT,

DUTIES, HE 200 POLICE OFFICERS ARE RE-DEPLOYED BACK TO CONSTABULARY SAID.

SPENDING

COMMENTING ON THE CONCERN THAT CUTBACKS IN GOVERNMENT

TO COMBAT CRIME, SIR DAVID MIGHT AFFECT THE ABILITY OF THE POLICE

BE VERY SAID, "AS FAR AS THE POLICE ARE CONCERNED, THE EMPHASIS WILL MUCH ON ACHIEVING MORE EFFECTIVE STAFF DEPLOYMENT.

"LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT

BE WILL NOT THERE

AND ALL OUR POLICEMEN SLOWDOWN IN POLICE RECRUITMENT. TO BE PROPERLY TRAINED AND WELL EQUIPPED," HE SAID.

SIR DAVID NOTED THAT PUBLICITY WAS AN EFFECTIVE THE FIGHT CRIME MESSAGE ACROSS AND THAT AN ALERT AND COULD HELP A GREAT DEAL TO KEEP CRIME DOWN.

ANY

CUTBACK OR WILL CONTINUE

MEANS TO GET INFORMED

PUBLIC

ΤΟ

THE

EXISTING

THE FIGHT CRIME FOR DISTRIBUTION ΤΟ

IN ADDITION TELL YOU THAT "I AM GLAD TO PUBLICITY MATERIALS, THE PUBLICITY SUB-COMMITTEE OF COMMITTEE IS PRODUCING A FIGHT CRIME GUIDE BOOK ALL HOUSEHOLDS."

WOULD WHICH

COME OUT

DECEMBER, IN то PROTECT THEIR

THIS COLOURFUL BOOKLET, WOULD TELL THE PUBLIC HOW TO PREVENT CRIME AND HOW HOME AND PROPERTY,

THAT THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME SIR DAVID CONCLUDED BY SAYING WOULD NOT BE SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE PUBLIC.

ROLE то PLAY "THE PUBLIC HAVE A VITAL

REPORTING THROUGH LOOKING AFTER THEIR PROPERTY; PROVING CRIME BY COMING FORWARD AS WITNESS.

IN PREVENTING

CRIME AND FINALLY,

CRIME

"THROUGH CONCERTED EFFORT FROM ALL, HONG KONG EVEN SAFER PLACE TO LIVE IN," SIR DAVID SAID.

WILL BECOME AN

THE 1991 FIGHT CRIME RECEPTION WAS ATTENDED BY FCC MEMBERS SOME 400 MEMBERS FROM THE 19 DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEES.

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