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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1992

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GROUP CO-ORDINATES TRAFFIC SCHEMES IN KWAI TSING

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS SET UP AN INTER-DEPARTMENTAL GROUP TO CO-ORDINATE THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT SCHEMES DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF AIRPORT CORE PROJECTS IN KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI AREAS.

CO-ORDINATION GROUP DEPARTMENT, POLICE,

THE KWAI TSING TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT COMPRISES REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HIGHWAYS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT, TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT AND KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE.

DEPARTMENT

SCHEMES FOR TSING, TAKING INTO

IT WILL APPROVE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT THE CONSTRUCTION OF ENGINEERING PROJECTS IN KWAI ACCOUNT BOTH EXISTING AND OTHER PLANNED SCHEMES IN THE AREAS.

ANY

THE GROUP WILL REVIEW AND, IF NECESSARY, MAKE ADJUSTMENTS ΤΟ THE SCHEMES DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION AND WILL RESOLVE CONFLICTS AND INTERFACE PROBLEMS THAT MAY ARISE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

AT ITS FIRST MEETING THIS (TUESDAY) MORNING, THE GROUP DECIDED TO MEET REGULARLY TO UPDATE PROGRESS MADE ON PROJECTS AND ENHANCE LIAISON BETWEEN CONCERNED PARTIES.

THE DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO REGULARLY REPORT ΤΟ THE RELEVANT

DISTRICT BOARDS.

NO POLICY CHANGE BURGLARY INVESTIGATION

A POLICE SPOKESMAN TODAY (TUESDAY) CLARIFIED FORCE POLICY ON THE INVESTIGATION OF BURGLARIES IN HONG KONG,

A NUMBER OF RECENT PRESS REPORTS HAD STATED THAT THE FORCE WAS PLANNING TO CEASE THE INVESTIGATION OF BURGLARIES WHERE THE VALUE OF STOLEN PROPERTY WAS BELOW A CERTAIN AMOUNT.

THIS IS INCORRECT.

POLICE SPOKESMAN ERIC

LOCKEYEAR TODAY CONFIRMED THAT FORCE POLICY WAS TO INVESTIGATE FULLY ALL REPORTS OF BURGLARY, AS WELL AS ALL OTHER CRIME. THIS WAS REGARDLESS OF THE VALUE OF STOLEN PROPERTY, AND APPLIED EVEN WHERE NO PROPERTY HAD BEEN STOLEN AT ALL.

HE CONFIRMED FURTHER THAT THERE WERE NO PLANS то CHANGE THIS POLICY IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

IN THIS RESPECT, HE ADDED, HONG KONG ENJOYED A LEVEL OF SUPPORT AND INVESTIGATION WHICH WAS NO LONGER THE NORM IN OTHER OF THE WORLD.

POLICE

PARTS

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