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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1991

NOTING THAT SHOP OR MISCELLANEOUS THEFTS ACCOUNTED FOR OVER 43 PER CENT OF JUVENILE CRIME, HE SAID THERE WERE VARIOUS POLICE ADVISORY PROGRAMMES IN MAJOR SHOPPING OUTLETS TO WARN YOUNGSTERS OF THE RISKS OF BEING PROSECUTED SHOULD THEY ENGAGE IN SHOP THEFT.

HE SAID THE ADMINISTRATION WAS CONSIDERING THE PRODUCTION OF CARDBOARD CUT-OUT POLICEMAN FIGURES ΤΟ BE DISPLAYED IN MAJOR STORES.

"THIS MEASURE HAS BEEN USED IN A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES AND HAS RESULTED IN A DRASTIC DECREASE IN SHOP THEFT IN PREMISES WHERE THEY ARE DISPLAYED, HE ADDED.

IN CRIME

WHILE THE PREDOMINANT CATEGORY OF JUVENILES INVOLVED ARE STUDENTS, ALL POLICE DISTRICTS HAVE SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICERS WHO REGULARLY VISIT SCHOOLS TO ADVISE ON JUVENILE PROBLEMS.

"A WORKING PARTY ON JUVENILE CRIME WAS SET UP WITHIN THE POLICE IN 1988 TO IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT MEANS TO COUNTER JUVENILE CRIMES THROUGH IMPROVED PUBLICITY, AWARENESS, PREVENTION AND DETECTION, MR STRACHAN SAID.

HE POINTED OUT THAT EVERY EFFORT WAS MADE IN SCHOOLS ΤΟ ENSURE THAT THE EDUCATION PROVIDED WAS POSITIVE AND REWARDING SO THAT STUDENTS WERE LESS VULNERABLE TO BAD INFLUENCES.

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"GUIDANCE IS GIVEN TO STUDENTS AT RISK. SUCH GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING WORK HAS BEEN STRENGTHENED BY THE ESTABLISHMENT STUDENT GUIDANCE OFFICERS AND SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS,

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EXPERIENCE INDICATES THAT PERSONS FROM BROKEN HOMES, FAMILIES OF DRUG ADDICTS OR CONVICTED CRIMINALS, OR PERSONS BROUGHT UP IN AN OVERCROWDED AND SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED ENVIRONMENT HAVE A GREATER TENDENCY TO BECOME YOUTHS AT RISK.

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NO PLANS FOR LEGISLATION ON EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN

THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO PLANS TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION ON EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN FOR EQUAL WORK, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY

(WEDNESDAY),

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON EMILY LAU, MR CHAN SAID THE RELEVANT ARTICLE OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS (ARTICLE 22) WAS CONCERNED TO ENSURE THAT LEGISLATION WAS NOT DISCRIMINATORY IN ITS CONTENT OR APPLICATION.

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"LEGAL ADVICE IS THAT THERE IS NO LEGISLATION TO COMPLY WITH THE BILL OF RIGHTS," MR CHAN SAID.

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