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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1992

WALLED CITY PHASE I CLEARANCE COMPLETED

THE GOVERNMENT HAS SUCCESSFULLY TAKEN POSSESSION OF ALL STRUCTURES IN PHASE I OF THE KOWLOON WALLED CITY CLEARANCE PROJECT.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (WEDNESDAY), THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR PHILIP CHOK, SAID TODAY'S OPERATION WAS CONDUCTED SMOOTHLY AND THE 32 HOUSEHOLDS REMAINING ALL MOVED OUT THIS MORNING EITHER VOLUNTARILY OR AFTER PERSUASION BY THE CLEARANCE TEAMS.

ALL THE CLEAREES WERE HANDED PAMPHLETS INFORMING THEM THAT THEY HAVE UNTIL JANUARY 22 TO APPLY AND TO REMOVE THE BELONGINGS THEY LEFT BEHIND IN THEIR PREMISES.

MR CHOK ALSO REMINDED ALL PHASE I CLEAREES WHO HAVE NOT ACCEPTED GOVERNMENT'S COMPENSATION OFFERS THAT THEY HAVE UP TO JANUARY 28 EITHER TO APPEAL TO THE ASSESSMENT REVIEW BOARD OR ΤΟ SUBMIT DOCUMENTS TO SUBSTANTIATE HIGHER CLAIMS.

AFTER THAT DATE, THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE PREPARED ITS FINAL COMPENSATION OFFERS, HE ADDED.

TO ADJUST

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1,595 PEOPLE NETTED IN ANTI-CRIME OPERATIONS LAST MONTH

ARRESTED BY THE POLICE DURING A TOTAL OF 1,595 PEOPLE WERE

(DECEMBER) THROUGHOUT THE ANTI-CRIME OPRATIONS CONDUCTED LAST MONTH TERRITORY.

DURING THE SAME PERIOD POLICE ALSO CARRIED OUT NEARLY 400 RISE POLICING BY BOTH UNIFORM BRANCH AND CID OFFICERS.

ILLEGAL GAMBLING WAS ONE OF THE MAIN TARGETS HIT BY THE

DENS RESULTING WITH 84 SUCCESSFUL RAIDS ON ILLEGAL GAMBLING

HALF A MILLION ARREST OF 696 PEOPLE AND THE SEIZURE OF OVER WORTH OF CASH AND BETTING SLIPS,

HIGH

POLICE IN THE DOLLAR

OVER 430 DRUG RAIDS WERE SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED AND

587

PEOPLE

ARRESTED.

PERSONS

WITH RAIDS

THE KOWLOON REGION THERE WERE NEARLY 2,000 VICE

OF 1,551) OF RAIDS WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST NUMBER (A TOTAL

WERE

KEEPING ARRESTED FOR

A VICE TWENTY-ONE CONDUCTED.

FOR OPERATING AN UNLICENSED RSTABLISHMENT WHILE 38 PEOPLE ARRESTED

PURPOSE. MASSAGE PARLOURS AND 29 PEOPLE FOR SOLICITING FOR AN IMMORAL ANOTHER 116 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED FOR OTHER CRIMINAL OFFENCES.

POLICE CARRIED OUT STOP AND SEARCH OPERATIONS ON RESULTING IN THE ARREST OF 67 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

DURING THE SAME MONTH, POLICE RECORDED 20 AND 1,427 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INVOLVING INJURIES.

9,163 PEOPLE

FATAL ROAD MISHAPS

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