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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1991

REGARDING COMMERCIAL PREMISES, HE URGED PROPRIETORS AND MANAGEMENTS OF SHOPS AND FACTORIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE RUNNING HIGH RISK BUSINESSES, TO FORTIFY THEIR PRECAUTIONS.

"DON'T KEEP LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY IN YOUR PREMISES WHEN DEPOSIT FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE AT BANKS.

"YOU SHOULD ALWAYS CHECK THE LOCKS AND BOLTS AND OTHER SECURITY INSTALLATIONS IN YOUR PREMISES TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. FAULTY ITEMS SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY REPLACED.

"IF YOU NOTICE SUSPICIOUS PERSONS LOITERING, CALL THE POLICE AT ONCE,

HE SAID.

POINTING OUT THAT THEFT FROM VEHICLE WAS A COMMON CRIME, THE SPOKESMAN CALLED ON MOTORISTS NOT TO PARK THEIR VEHICLES UNATTENDED FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME BECAUSE THE THIEVES WERE OFTEN PATIENT ENOUGH TO NOTICE THIS.

"MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS KEPT CLEAN' AND IS MOVED FROM TIME TO TIME. HE SAID.

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"PLEASE HAVE ALL WINDOWS WOUND UP AND DOORS SHUT BEFORE YOU ALIGHT FROM YOUR VEHICLE. DON'T LEAVE VALUABLES INSIDE THE CAR, IF YOU MUST LEAVE THEM INSIDE, LOCK THEM IN THE BOOT AS CRIMINALS MIGHT EVEN DAMAGE THE DOORS TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOAL.

"WHEREVER POSSIBLE, USE A STREERING-WHEEL LOCK, IMMOBLISER SWITCH OR AN ADDITIONAL SECURITY LOCK TO PREVENT YOUR VEHICLE FROM BEING STOLEN,"

BOOKLET ON BUILDING CONTROL FOR SALE

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COLOUR PUBLICATION PRESENTING AN OVERVIEW OF THE BUILDING CONTROL SYSTEM IN HONG KONG IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE.

"BUILDING CONTROL IN HONG KONG". PREPARED BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE (BOO) OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, EXPLAINS IN SIMPLE TERMS THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK OF GOVERNMENT, WITH STATUTORY, CONTRACTUAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMPONENTS, OVER THE CONTROL OF BUILDING DEVELOPMENT ON PRIVATE LAND.

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IT GIVES A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE EXISTING BUILDING CONTROL SYSTEM, ENABLING THE READERS TO SEE, THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT PROCESS, ITS ROLE IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE.

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JUXTAPOSED PICTURES SHOWING THE NOW-AND-THEN LOOKS OF HONG KONG IN THE 1950's AND 1990's EXPLAIN THE INCREASE IN ACTIVITIES OF THE BOO.

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